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63 OK Stat § 63-5012 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5012. Submission of plans, proposals and recommendations to Legislature - Contents.

|On or before January 1, 1996, the Authority shall submit plans, recommendations and proposals to the Governor and the Legislature regarding state-purchased and state subsidized health care. Said plans, proposals and recommendations shall include, but not be limited to: |1. A plan for local and regional health planning for health care delivery;2. A proposal for the containment of health care costs;3. In collaboration with the Oklahoma State Regents, a proposal for enhancing the number of primary care physicians and physician extenders graduating from schools in Oklahoma and remaining to practice within the state. The plan shall include recommendations for improving access to basic health care through more effective utilization of allied health care professionals and appropriate geographic distribution of physicians and other health care professionals;4. A plan for facilitating the use of practice parameters based upon outcomes research;5. A proposal for the utilization of Resource Based-Relative Value System for use as a rate schedule by third-party payors and health care providers; and6. A plan to reduce liability exposure and expense for all health care providers.Added by Laws 1993, c. 332, § 10.
63 OK Stat § 63-5013 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5013. Authority as resource for information on state health care access, cost containment and related health issues.

|A. The Authority shall serve as a resource for information on state-purchased and state-subsidized health care access, cost containment and related health issues, and shall: |1. Provide data and information required by the Governor, the Legislature, or its committees, and to state agencies, institutions of higher education and cities, towns, counties and school districts and to private citizens and groups, within the limitations of the resources available to the Authority;2. Participate with any state agency or institution of higher education in developing specific goals, programs, and performance monitoring systems to assist in the development of health care delivery in this state;3. Conduct or contract for studies which are related to health care delivery, involving product or process innovation; and4. Prepare, publish and distribute such studies, reports, bulletins and other materials as it considers appropriate regarding health care studies and other relevant health care topics. Provided that a copy of any material which evaluates health plans or health care providers shall be provided to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate at least sixty (60) days prior to public dissemination.Added by Laws 1993, c. 332, § 11. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 355, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996.
63 OK Stat § 63-5013.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5013.1. Persons providing Medicaid home- and community-based personal care services pursuant to contract with Authority.

|A. An individual who only provides Medicaid home- and community-based personal care services, pursuant to a contract with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, shall be exempt from the provisions of the Home Care Act, Section 1-1960 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |B. The Authority, with the assistance of the Aging Services Division of the Department of Human Services, shall develop qualifying criteria that comply with federal standards for personal care services under the Medicaid program for persons providing Medicaid home- and community-based personal care services pursuant to a contract with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Such criteria shall also include requirements for a criminal history investigation to be conducted on such persons pursuant to Section 1-1950.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 1997, c. 219, § 3, emerg. eff. May 19, 1997.
63 OK Stat § 63-5015 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5015. Review of state-purchased and state-subsidized health care programs and regulatory agencies - Report to Legislature.

|The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall review state-purchased and state-subsidized health care programs and health care regulatory agencies, including, but not limited to, medical services within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Human Services, the State Department of Health, the Oklahoma Medical Center, the State Education and Employees Group Insurance Board, and any other state-purchased and state-subsidized health care programs as deemed appropriate by the administrator, and submit to the Legislature, no later than December 1, 1995, an initial report including, but not limited to: |1. A description of the respective roles of these programs and agencies regarding health care cost containment;2. A plan to increase the combined efficiency of these programs and agencies to control costs and maintain or improve access to quality care;3. Methods to ensure coordination between these programs and agencies and the Authority;4. An analysis of the real and potential impacts of cost shifting; and5. Recommendations regarding structural changes in the state's current health care delivery system.Added by Laws 1993, c. 332, § 13. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 109, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
63 OK Stat § 63-5015.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5015.1. Legal division or unit.

|A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall establish a legal division or unit in the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. The Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority may employ attorneys as needed, which may be on full-time and part-time basis. Provided the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall not exceed the authorized full-time equivalent limit for attorneys as specified by the Legislature in the appropriations bill for the Authority. Except as otherwise provided by this section, such attorneys, in addition to advising the Board, Administrator and Authority personnel on legal matters, may appear for and represent the Board, Administrator and Authority in legal actions and proceedings. |B. The Legislature shall establish full-time-equivalent limits for attorneys employed by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.C. It shall continue to be the duty of the Attorney General to give official opinions to the Board, Administrator and Authority, and to prosecute and defend actions therefor, if requested to do so. The Attorney General may levy and collect costs, expenses of litigation and a reasonable attorney fee for such legal services from the Authority. The Attorney General is authorized to levy and collect costs, expenses and fees which exceed the costs associated with the salary and benefits of one attorney FTE position per fiscal year.D. The Board, Administrator or Authority shall not contract for representation by private legal counsel unless approved by the Attorney General. Such contract for private legal counsel shall be in the best interests of the state.E. 1. The Attorney General shall be notified by the Board or its counsel of all lawsuits against the Authority, its officers or employees that seek injunctive relief which would impose obligations requiring the expenditure of funds in excess of unencumbered monies in the agency's appropriations or beyond the current fiscal year.2. The Attorney General shall review any such cases and may represent the interests of the state, if the Attorney General considers it to be in the best interest of the state to do so, in which case the Attorney General shall be paid as provided in subsection C of this section. Representation of multiple defendants in such actions may, at the discretion of the Attorney General, be divided with counsel for the Board, Administrator and Authority as necessary to avoid conflicts of interest.Added by Laws 1995, c. 95, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 1995.
63 OK Stat § 63-5016 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5016. Oklahoma Health Care Authority Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to be designated the "Oklahoma Health Care Authority 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, from any source. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Authority for any purpose authorized by law. Expenditures from said 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. |Added by Laws 1993, c. 332, § 14. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 523.
63 OK Stat § 63-5017 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5017. Oklahoma Health Care Authority Federal Disallowance Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to be designated the "Oklahoma Health Care Authority Federal Disallowance Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations. It shall consist of monies received by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority which, in the opinion of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board, may be subject to federal disallowances and interest which may accrue on said receipts. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority at the discretion of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board for eventual settlement of the appropriate pending disallowances. Expenditures from said 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. |The Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority may request the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to transfer monies between the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Federal Disallowance Fund and any other fund of the authority, as needed for the expenditure of funds.Added by Laws 1995, c. 96, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 524.
63 OK Stat § 63-5018 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5018. Confidentiality of Medicaid applications and records - Disclosure to authorized representative.

|All applications and records concerning any applicant or recipient under the Medicaid Program shall be confidential and shall be open to inspection only to persons duly authorized by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, this state, or the United States, and for purposes directly related to plan administration. Provided, however, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall maintain a process to allow an authorized representative of a client of the State Medicaid Program to have access to confidential information when necessary for eligibility determination and the appeals process. For purposes of this section, "authorized representative" shall mean any person designated by a client of the State Medicaid Program to review confidential information about the client pertinent to eligibility determination and the appeals process. For purposes of this section, "purposes directly related to plan administration" means establishing eligibility, determining the amount of medical assistance, providing services to recipients, conducting or assisting with an investigation or prosecution, or civil or criminal proceedings in relation to the administration of the State Medicaid Program. |Applications and records considered confidential are those which disclose:1. The name and address of the recipient;2. The medical services provided;3. The recipient's social and economic circumstances;4. The agency's evaluation of personal information;5. The medical data which includes but is not limited to diagnosis and past history of disease and disability; and6. Any information received for the purpose of verifying income eligibility and determining the amount of medical assistance payments.Added by Laws 1995, c. 170, § 3, emerg. eff. May 8, 1995.
63 OK Stat § 63-5018.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5018.1. Concurrent applications by active duty military members.

|If a person who is on active duty with the United States Armed Forces makes an application to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to receive any type of benefits, either for himself or herself or for an immediate family member, and the person has previously made the same or a substantially similar application in another state which was pending at the time the person became a resident of this state, the Authority shall consider the application as if it had been made in this state at the time it was originally made in the other state. |Added by Laws 2015, c. 66, § 2, eff. Nov 1, 2015.
63 OK Stat § 63-5020 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5020. Oklahoma Health Care Authority Medicaid Program Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to be designated the "Oklahoma Health Care Authority Medicaid Program Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority at the discretion of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board. Expenditures from said 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. |The Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority may request the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to transfer monies between the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Medicaid Program Fund and any other fund of the Authority, as needed for the expenditure of funds.Added by Laws 1995, c. 306, § 6, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 525.
63 OK Stat § 63-5020A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5020A. Rate Preservation Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to be designated the "Rate Preservation Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of monies designated to the fund by law. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Authority for the sole purpose of maintaining reimbursement rates to providers. 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. The Administrator of the Authority may request the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to transfer monies between the Rate Preservation Fund and any other fund of the Authority as needed for the expenditure of funds. |Added by Laws 2019, c. 447, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 2019. Amended by Laws 2020, c. 13, § 1.
63 OK Stat § 63-5022.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5022.2. Nursing facilities liability insurance costs – Medicaid reimbursement.

|The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall promulgate rules which shall provide that the liability insurance costs of nursing facilities shall be allowable costs for purposes of Medicaid reimbursement. |Added by Laws 2000, c. 340, § 6, eff. July 1, 2000.
63 OK Stat § 63-5023 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5023. Adjustment of per diem rate – Medicaid savings.

|Effective January 1, 2000, and every January thereafter, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority will adjust the nursing facility per diem rate in an amount equal to the total amount of the savings to the Medicaid program as a result of the automatic cost-of-living adjustment on Social Security benefits received by nursing home recipients, as published in the Federal Register. |Added by Laws 1999, c. 348, § 3, eff. July 1, 1999.
63 OK Stat § 63-5024 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5024. Incorporated physician providers – Income deferral programs.

|A. 1. Effective July 1, 2001, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority is authorized to offer to eligible contracted incorporated physician providers, elective income deferral programs which can result in federal income tax advantages and other advantages to such providers and their employees. These deferral programs shall take into account present and future provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code which now or in the future might have the beneficial effect of magnifying the after-tax value payments made by the state to incorporated physician providers. |2. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority may adopt a plan that provides for the investment of deferral amounts in life insurance or annuity contracts which offer a choice of underlying investment options. Contract-issuing companies shall be limited to companies that are licensed to do business in this state.3. As a condition of participation in these income deferral programs, all participating incorporated physician providers shall be subject to provisions for forfeiture of benefits for failure to maintain in force a Medicaid provider agreement and to furnish services to Medicaid recipients for a specified duration.B. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority may consult with the State Treasurer and the Attorney General of the state for advice in establishing the program.C. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall have the authority to promulgate rules regarding the operation of the program.Added by Laws 2001, c. 147, § 2, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 317, § 6, emerg. eff. June 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 122, § 1.
63 OK Stat § 63-5025 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5025. Reimbursement methodology - Established.

|The Oklahoma Health Care Authority may establish, with available funds, a reimbursement methodology that will enhance the reimbursement for services provided to Medicaid beneficiaries in emergency hospitals in rural areas of the state. |Added by Laws 2001, c. 317, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
63 OK Stat § 63-5026 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5026. Medicaid prescription drug program – Definition of phenylketonuria.

|A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall, in administering the Medicaid prescription drug program, utilize the following definition for "phenylketonuria" to mean: An inborn error of metabolism attributable to a deficiency of or a defect in phenylalanine hydroxylase, the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine. The deficiency permits the accumulation of phenylalanine and its metabolic products in the body fluids. The deficiency can result in intellectual disabilities (phenylpyruvic oligophrenia), neurologic manifestations (including hyperkinesia, epilepsy, and microcephaly), light pigmentation, and eczema. The disorder is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait and can be treated by administration of a diet low in phenylalanine. |B. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall promulgate any rules necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section.Added by Laws 2005, c. 452, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 475, § 58, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
63 OK Stat § 63-5028 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5028. Care coordination models for aged, blind and disabled persons.

|A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall initiate requests for proposals for care coordination models for aged, blind and disabled persons. Care coordination models for members receiving institutional care shall be phased in two (2) years after the initial enrollment period of a care coordination program. |B. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act.Added by Laws 2015, c. 244, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
63 OK Stat § 63-5028.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5028.1. Request for information for care coordination models for newborns through children 18 years of age.

|A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority, with assistance from the Department of Human Services and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, shall initiate a request for information for care coordination models for newborns through children eighteen (18) years of age in the custody of the Department of Human Services. |B. Any request for information shall require consideration of and incorporate efforts to continue the implementation of relevant initiatives as provided by the Master Settlement Agreement ("Pinnacle Plan") and administered by the Department of Human Services.C. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority, with assistance from the Department of Human Services and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, shall provide a summary of the request for information responses to the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Governor on or before January 1, 2018.D. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.Added by Laws 2017, c. 208, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
63 OK Stat § 63-5029 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-5029. Mailing information to victims of domestic violence.

|A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall coordinate with domestic violence sexual assault programs certified by the Office of the Attorney General who provide counseling services for victims of domestic violence to ensure that any information relating to billing or explanation of benefits (EOB) provided, maintained, monitored or otherwise handled by the Authority or any other state agency including, but not limited to, services rendered by such facilities, is not sent by paper mail to the actual physical address of persons receiving such services. |B. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act.Added by Laws 2015, c. 324, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 5028 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.