Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3791: Health care; health care providers; alternative treatment; repercussions; parents or legal guardians; effective date.
Status: In committee, April 1, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to health care; allowing health care providers to prescribe alternative treatment; prohibiting repercussions; allowing parents or legal guardians to provide alternative treatments to their child; prohibiting legal repercussions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text, March 25, 2026:
An Act relating to health care; allowing health care providers to prescribe alternative treatment; prohibiting repercussions; allowing parents or legal guardians to provide alternative treatments to their child; prohibiting legal repercussions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7500 of Title 63, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. A physician, including allopathic and osteopathic, advanced practice nurse practitioner, and physicians assistant shall have the right to prescribe, recommend, or suggest holistic or natural medicine or alternative treatment to patients under his or her care if the health care provider believes the treatment will be effective or beneficial to his or her patient to relieve pain or help cure the patient's ailment. B. A parent or legal guardian shall have the right to treat his or her child with holistic or natural medicine or an alternative ENGR. H. B. NO. 3791 Page trea tment to what the health care provider suggests or recommends. It shall be the parent or legal guardian's right to deviate from a suggestion or recommendation from a health care provider if the parent or legal guardian believes that is in the …
Sponsors
- Chris Sneed (R, HD-014) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services
- : First Reading
- : Engrossed, signed, to Senate
- : Referred for engrossment
- : Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 79 Nays: 14
- : General Order
- : Authored by Senator Grellner (principal Senate author)
- : CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
- : Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
- : Referred to Civil Judiciary
Votes
- Third Reading (March 24, 2026): 79 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (March 5, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (February 19, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Civil Judiciary Committee (February 19, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care, Professions and Occupations, Health
Common questions
- What is HB3791?
- HB3791 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Health care; health care providers; alternative treatment; repercussions; parents or legal guardians; effective date.
- What does HB3791 do?
- In its own words: An Act relating to health care; allowing health care providers to prescribe alternative treatment; prohibiting repercussions; allowing parents or legal guardians to provide alternative treatments to their child; prohibiting legal repercussions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB3791?
- In committee as of April 1, 2026. Latest action: Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services (April 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3791?
- Chris Sneed (R, HD-014).
- Where is the official record for HB3791?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3791&Session=2600
Source: official Oklahoma record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.