Senate Bill 280 Summary

• Amends Oklahoma law (63 O.S. 2011, Section 1-311) governing birth certificate filing and contents requirements.

• Requires blood type to be explicitly included in personal data obtained by institutional personnel and medical information provided by attending physicians within 5 days of birth.

• Clarifies procedures for paternity determination and father's name entry on certificates, including requirements for administrative action through Department of Human Services, court orders, or signed affidavits acknowledging paternity.

• Establishes process for surrogacy births: original certificate filed with delivering mother's information, then replaced with new certificate listing intended parents upon State Registrar receipt of court order and completed form.

• Becomes effective November 1, 2015.