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63 OK Stat § 63-5053.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5053.6. Service of subpoena - Limitation of actions - Burden of proof - Res judicata.

|A. A subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness at a trial or hearing conducted under the Oklahoma Medicaid False Claims Act may be served at any place in Oklahoma. |B. A civil action under Section 5053.2 of this title may not be brought:1. More than six (6) years after the date on which the violation of the Oklahoma Medicaid False Claims Act is committed; or2. More than three (3) years after the date when facts material to the right of action are known or reasonably should have been known by the official of the State of Oklahoma charged with responsibility to act in the circumstances, but in no event more than ten (10) years after the date on which the violation is committed, whichever occurs last.C. If the state elects to intervene and proceed with an action brought under Section 5053.2 of this title, the state may file its own complaint or amend the complaint of a person who has brought an action under Section 5053.2 of this title to clarify or add detail to the claims in which the state is intervening and to add any additional claims with respect to which the state contends it is entitled to relief. For statute of limitations purposes, any such state pleading shall relate back to the filing date of the complaint of the person who originally brought the action to the extent that the claim of the state arises out of the conduct, transactions or occurrences set forth, or attempted to be set forth, in the prior complaint of the person.D. In any action brought under Section 5053.2 of this title, this state shall be required to prove all essential elements of the cause of action, including damages, by a preponderance of the evidence.E. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a final judgment rendered in favor of this state in any criminal proceeding charging fraud or false statements, whether upon a verdict after trial or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, shall estop the defendant from denying the essential elements of the offense in any action which involves the same transaction as in the criminal proceeding and which is brought under the Oklahoma Medicaid False Claims Act.Added by Laws 2007, c. 137, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2007. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 44, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
63 OK Stat § 63-5053.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5053.7. Jurisdiction.

|A. Any action under Section 5053.2 of this title may be brought in any judicial district in which the defendant or, in the case of multiple defendants, any one defendant can be found, resides, transacts business, or in which any act proscribed by the Oklahoma Medicaid False Claims Act occurred. A summons as required by Section 2004 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be issued by the appropriate district court and served at any place within or outside the State of Oklahoma. |B. The district courts shall have jurisdiction over any action brought under the laws of the state for the recovery of funds paid by a state or local government if the action arises from the same transaction or occurrence as an action brought under the Oklahoma Medicaid False Claims Act.Added by Laws 2007, c. 137, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2007. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 44, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
63 OK Stat § 63-5054 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5054. State Medicaid program - Administrative sanctions.

|A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority may administer administrative sanctions to Medicaid recipients who abuse the state Medicaid program. |B. Administrative sanctions shall not be administered by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority until notice and hearing have been provided to the Medicaid recipient.C. For purposes of this section, “abuse” means practices that result in reimbursement for services that are not medically necessary, including reimbursement for a gross overutilization of services.Added by Laws 2011, c. 255, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
63 OK Stat § 63-5060 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5060. State Medicaid program not to contract with out-of-state providers.

|A. Where practicable and in accordance with state and federal law, the state Medicaid program shall not contract with an out-of-state medical provider for treatment that is available from one or more providers licensed and practicing in the State of Oklahoma. |B. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall seek any federal approval necessary to implement the provisions of this section.Added by Laws 2019, c. 475, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
63 OK Stat § 63-5061.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5061.2. I/T/U Shared Savings Revolving Fund.

|A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to be designated the "I/T/U Shared Savings Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Authority pursuant to this act and otherwise specified or authorized by law. |All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and shall be budgeted and expended by the Authority to increase Medicaid provider rates, unless otherwise provided by law. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.B. An annual report shall be prepared by the Authority's Chief Financial Officer and shall be submitted to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than thirty (30) days following the end of each State Fiscal Year. The annual report shall account for:1. The savings realized by the Authority as a result of the I/T/U Shared Savings Program;2. The administrative costs incurred by the Authority as a result of the I/T/U Shared Savings Program;3. The monies distributed to participating I/T/U facilities as a result of I/T/U Shared Savings Program including, but not limited to, a summary of all specific distributions;4. The balance of savings realized by the Authority as a result of the I/T/U Shared Savings Program and accruing to the credit of the fund after payment of administrative costs and distributions to participating I/T/U facilities; and5. The monies expended on increasing Medicaid provider rates including, but not limited to, identification of the types of providers affected and the percentage by which the providers' rates were increased.Added by Laws 2021, c. 568, § 2, eff. July 1, 2021.
63 OK Stat § 63-6101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-6101. Short title.

|This act may be cited as the “Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act”. |Added by Laws 2003, c. 473, § 1.
63 OK Stat § 63-6102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-6102. Legislative findings.

|The Oklahoma Legislature finds that: |1. The government must do more to protect the health, safety, and general well-being of its citizens during a catastrophic health emergency;2. New and emerging dangers, including emergent and resurgent infectious diseases and incidents of civilian mass casualties, pose serious and immediate threats during a catastrophic health emergency;3. A renewed focus on the prevention, detection, management, and containment of catastrophic health emergencies is needed;4. Catastrophic health emergency threats, including those caused by nuclear, biological or chemical events, may require the exercise of extraordinary government powers and functions;5. This state must have the ability to respond, rapidly and effectively, to potential or actual catastrophic health emergencies;6. The exercise of catastrophic health emergency powers must promote the common good;7. Catastrophic emergency health powers must be grounded in a thorough scientific understanding of public health threats and disease transmission;8. Guided by principles of justice and antidiscrimination, it is the duty of this state to act with fairness and tolerance towards individuals and groups during catastrophic health emergencies;9. The rights of people to liberty, bodily integrity, and privacy must be respected to the fullest extent possible consistent with maintaining and preserving the health and security of the public during a catastrophic health emergency;10. This act is necessary to protect the health and safety of the citizens of this state during a catastrophic health emergency; and11. The provisions of Sections 9 through 25 of this act shall only be activated upon the occurrence of a catastrophic health emergency.Added by Laws 2003, c. 473, § 2.
63 OK Stat § 63-6103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-6103. Purposes.

|The purposes of the Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act are: |1. To require the development of a comprehensive plan to provide for a coordinated, appropriate response in the event of a catastrophic health emergency;2. To authorize the reporting and collection of data and records, the management of property, the protection of persons, and access to communications during a catastrophic health emergency;3. To facilitate the early detection of a catastrophic health emergency, and allow for immediate investigation of such a catastrophic health emergency by granting access to health information of individuals under specified circumstances;4. To grant state and local officials the authority during a catastrophic health emergency to provide care, treatment, and vaccination to persons who are ill or who have been exposed to transmissible diseases, and to separate affected individuals from the population at large to interrupt disease transmission;5. To ensure during a catastrophic health emergency that the needs of infected or exposed persons are properly addressed to the fullest extent possible, given the primary goal of controlling serious health threats; and6. To provide, during a catastrophic health emergency, state and local officials with the ability to prevent, detect, manage, and contain health threats without unduly interfering with civil rights and liberties.Added by Laws 2003, c. 473, § 3.
63 OK Stat § 63-6301 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-6301. Reports required from health care providers, coroners, medical examiners, or pharmacists.

|A. A health care provider, coroner, or medical examiner shall report all cases of persons who harbor any illness or health condition that may be potential cause of a catastrophic health emergency. Reportable illnesses and health conditions include, but are not limited to, the diseases caused by the biological agents listed in 42 C.F.R., Section 72, app. A (2000) and any illnesses or health conditions identified by the public health authority. |B. In addition to the foregoing requirements for health care providers, a pharmacist shall report any unusual or increased prescription rates, unusual types of prescriptions, or unusual trends in pharmacy visits that may be potential causes of a catastrophic health emergency. Prescription-related events that require a report include, but are not limited to:1. An unusual increase in the number of prescriptions or over-the-counter pharmaceuticals to treat conditions that the public health authority identifies through regulations;2. An unusual increase in the number of prescriptions for antibiotics; and3. Any prescription that treats a disease that is relatively uncommon or may be associated with bioterrorism.C. The report shall be made electronically or in writing within twenty-four (24) hours to the public health authority. The report shall include as much of the following information as is available: the specific illness or health condition that is the subject of the report; the name of the patient, date of birth, sex, race, occupation, and current home and work addresses, including city and county; the name and address of the health care provider, coroner, or medical examiner and of the reporting individual, if different; and any other information needed to locate the patient for follow-up. For cases related to animal or insect bites, the suspected locating information of the biting animal or insect, and the name and address of any known owner, shall be reported.D. Any animal case of a zoonotic disease that is suspected to be a bioterrorism event or associated with an outbreak shall be reported to the State Veterinarian. Appropriate clinical specimens will be required to be rapidly submitted for laboratory confirmation. The State Veterinarian or State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Director or a designee will immediately report by telephone confirmed veterinary cases of public health importance to the State Department of Health.E. For the purposes of this section, “health care provider” shall include out-of-state medical laboratories, provided that the out-of-state laboratories have agreed to the reporting requirements of this state. Results must be reported by the laboratory that performs the test, but an in-state laboratory that sends specimens to an out-of-state laboratory is also responsible for reporting results.F. The public health authority may enforce the provisions of this section in accordance with existing enforcement rules.Added by Laws 2003, c. 473, § 6.
63 OK Stat § 63-6302 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-6302. Investigations – Identification of exposed individuals – Closing, evacuation, or decontamination of facilities – Decontamination or destruction of materials – Enforcement powers.

|A. The public health authority shall ascertain the existence of cases of an illness or health condition that may be potential causes of a catastrophic health emergency; investigate all such cases for sources of infection or contamination and to ensure that they are subject to proper control measures; and define the distribution of the illness or health condition. To fulfill these duties, the public health authority shall identify exposed individuals as follows: |1. Acting on information developed in accordance with Section 6 of this act, or other reliable information, the public health authority shall identify all individuals thought to have been exposed to an illness or health condition that may be a potential cause of a catastrophic health emergency; and2. The public health authority shall counsel and interview such individuals where needed to assist in the positive identification of exposed individuals and develop information relating to the source and spread of the illness or health condition. Such information includes the name and address, including city and county, of any person from whom the illness or health condition may have been contracted and to whom the illness or health condition may have spread.B. The public health authority, for examination purposes, shall close, evacuate, or decontaminate any facility or decontaminate or destroy any material when the authority reasonably suspects that such facility or material may endanger the public health.C. The public health authority may enforce the provisions of this section in accordance with existing enforcement rules. An order of the public health authority given to effectuate the purposes of this section shall be enforceable immediately by the public safety authority.Added by Laws 2003, c. 473, § 7.
63 OK Stat § 63-6303 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-6303. Reportable illnesses, health conditions, unusual clusters, or suspicious events – Duty to notify public health authorities – Sharing of information.

|A. Whenever the public safety authority or other state or local government agency learns of a case of a reportable illness or health condition, an unusual cluster, or a suspicious event that may be the cause of a catastrophic health emergency, it shall immediately notify the public health authority. |B. Whenever the public health authority learns of a case of a reportable illness or health condition, an unusual cluster, or a suspicious event that it reasonably believes has the potential to be caused by terrorism, it shall immediately notify the public safety authority, tribal authorities, and federal health and public safety authorities.C. Sharing of information on reportable illnesses, health conditions, unusual clusters, or suspicious events between public health and safety authorities shall be restricted to the information necessary for the treatment, control, investigation, and prevention of a catastrophic health emergency.Added by Laws 2003, c. 473, § 8.
63 OK Stat § 63-6401 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-6401. Governor’s declaration.

|A state of catastrophic health emergency may be declared by the Governor upon the occurrence of a "catastrophic health emergency" as defined in paragraph 2 of Section 4 of this act. Prior to such a declaration, the Governor shall consult with the public health authority and may consult with any additional public health or other experts as needed. |Added by Laws 2003, c. 473, § 9.
63 OK Stat § 63-6402 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-6402. Executive order.

|A state of catastrophic health emergency shall be declared by an executive order that specifies: |1. The nature of the catastrophic health emergency;2. The political subdivisions or geographic areas subject to the declaration;3. The conditions that have brought about the catastrophic health emergency;4. The duration of the state of the catastrophic health emergency, if less than thirty (30) days; and5. The primary public health authority responding to the catastrophic health emergency.Added by Laws 2003, c. 473, § 10.
63 OK Stat § 63-6404 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-6404. Enforcement of public health authority orders – Assistance from public safety authority.

|During a state of catastrophic health emergency, the public health authority may request assistance in enforcing orders pursuant to this act from the public safety authority. The public safety authority may request assistance from the National Guard in enforcing the orders of the public health authority. |Added by Laws 2003, c. 473, § 12.
63 OK Stat § 63-6405 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-6405. Termination of declaration of emergency by executive order – Special Session of State Legislature.

|A. The Governor shall terminate the declaration of a state of catastrophic health emergency by executive order upon finding that the occurrence of the condition that caused the catastrophic health emergency no longer poses a high probability of a large number of deaths in the affected population, a large number of incidents of serious permanent or long-term disability in the affected population, or a significant risk of substantial future harm to a large number of people in the affected population. |B. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act, the declaration of a state of catastrophic health emergency shall be terminated automatically after thirty (30) days unless renewed by the Governor under the same standards and procedures set forth in this act. Any such renewal shall also be terminated automatically after thirty (30) days unless renewed by the Governor under the same standards and procedures set forth in the Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act.C. If the Governor declares a catastrophic health emergency, the State Legislature shall automatically be called into Special Session at 8:00 a.m. on the morning of the second day following the date of such declaration for the purpose of concurring with or terminating the catastrophic health emergency. The State Legislature by concurrent resolution may terminate a state of catastrophic health emergency at any time. Thereupon, the Governor shall by appropriate action end the state of catastrophic health emergency. Such termination by the State Legislature shall override any renewal by the Governor.D. All orders or legislative actions terminating the declaration of a state of catastrophic health emergency shall indicate the nature of the emergency, the area or areas threatened, and the conditions that make possible the termination of the declaration.Added by Laws 2003, c. 473, § 13.
63 OK Stat § 63-6406 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-6406. Short title - COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Limited Liability Act – Purpose – Liability limitations.

|A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Limited Liability Act". |B. For purposes of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Limited Liability Act:1. "COVID-19 public health emergency" means any emergency declared by the Governor of Oklahoma related to COVID-19, including but not limited to the emergency declared by the Governor by Executive Order 2020-07, and any amendments thereto, under the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003, Section 683.1 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, beginning on March 15, 2020, and the health emergency declared by the Governor by Executive Order 2020-13, and any amendments thereto, under the Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act, Section 6101 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, beginning on April 8, 2020;2. "Health care facility" and "health care provider" shall have the same meaning as such terms are defined as provided in Section 6104 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and3. "Health care services" means any services provided by a health care facility, health care provider, or by an individual working under the supervision of a health care facility or provider, that relate to the diagnosis, assessment, prevention, treatment, aid, shelter, assistance, or care of illness, disease, injury, or condition.C. A health care facility or health care provider shall be immune from civil liability for any loss or harm to a person with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 caused by an act or omission by the facility or provider that occurs during the COVID-19 public health emergency, if:1. The act or omission occurred in the course of arranging for or providing COVID-19 health care services for the treatment of the person who was impacted by the decisions, activities or staffing of, or the availability or capacity of space or equipment by, the health care facility or provider in response to or as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency; and2. The act or omission was not the result of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct of the health care facility or health care provider rendering the health care services.D. In no event shall this act be construed to grant immunity from civil liability for an act or omission in the provision of health care services to a person who did not have a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 at the time of the services.E. This act shall apply to any civil action filed on or after the effective date of this act. The provisions of this act shall be in effect until October 31, 2020, or until such time as the Governor affirmatively concludes the emergency declarations specified in paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section, whichever is later.Added by Laws 2020, c. 12, § 1, emerg. eff. May 12, 2020.