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63 OK Stat § 63-2417 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2417. Duties and responsibilities of State Department of Rehabilitation Services.

|The State Department of Rehabilitation Services is hereby directed to: |1. Provide for the availability, distribution and maintenance, at no cost to qualified individuals with hearing or speech disabilities, or both, telecommunication devices and ring-signaling devices compatible with the telecommunications relay services for deaf or hard-of-hearing and speech-impaired individuals requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and regulations promulgated thereunder; and2. Design and implement a needs assessment test so that individuals with hearing or speech disabilities, or both, are benefited by this program. Provided, however, that no equipment and maintenance shall be provided without charge for those individuals meeting more than two hundred percent (200%) of the income guidelines for food stamps. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services shall develop a sliding scale to provide equipment and maintenance to individuals exceeding the needs test specified by this paragraph.Added by Laws 1986, c. 183, § 2, eff. July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 364, § 19, emerg. eff. June 11, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 315, § 13, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 246, § 25, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
63 OK Stat § 63-2418 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2418. Telephone access line surcharge - Telecommunications for the Hearing Impaired Revolving Fund.

|A. There is hereby imposed a surcharge of five cents ($0.05) per local exchange telephone access line per month to pay for the equipment and maintenance program provided for in Section 2417 of this title and to provide for other needed services for the deaf, severely hard-of-hearing, severely speech-impaired and deaf-blind programs administered through the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, such surcharge to be paid by each local exchange subscriber to local telephone service in this state, unless such subscriber is otherwise exempt from taxation. |B. The surcharge shall be collected on the regular monthly bill by each local exchange telephone company operating in this state and shall be remitted quarterly to the Oklahoma Tax Commission no later than twenty (20) days following the end of each quarter.C. There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Revolving Fund. The fund shall consist of monies imposed in subsection A of this section. All monies accruing to the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Rehabilitation Services. The fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations and expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for the purpose of implementation of this act.Added by Laws 1986, c. 183, § 3, eff. July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 5, § 140, operative March 31, 1987; Laws 1987, c. 196, § 17, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1994, c. 315, § 14, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 246, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2012, c. 357, § 3, eff. July 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 15, § 78, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013.NOTE: Laws 2012, c. 304, § 512 repealed by Laws 2013, c. 15, § 79, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013.
63 OK Stat § 63-2418.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2418.1. Certified local exchange telephone companies - Compliance with federal legislation - Assessment of surcharge.

|Each certified local exchange telephone company shall comply with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and regulations promulgated thereunder relating to telecommunications relay services for deaf and hard-of-hearing and speech-impaired individuals and shall assess a surcharge to each customer on a per line per month basis to recover the costs associated with such compliance and advise the Commission of any changes. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 315, § 15, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 246, § 27, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
63 OK Stat § 63-2419 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2419. Collection of revenues to cease under certain conditions.

|If the revenues collected under this act exceed the costs of operating the program provided for in this act, and if such excess at any time equals the three-year average of expenditures under this act then such collections shall cease until one half of such surplus has been exhausted. |Added by Laws 1986, c. 183, § 4, eff. July 1, 1986.
63 OK Stat § 63-2550.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2550.1. Definitions.

|As used in Sections 2550.1 through 2550.4 of this title: |1. “Covered person” means an individual who receives medical care and treatment through a managed care plan. In the case of a minor child, the term includes the parent or legal guardian of the child and, in the case of an incapacitated or partially incapacitated person, the legal guardian of that person;2. “Degenerative and disabling condition or disease” means a condition or disease caused by a congenital or acquired injury or illness that requires a specialized rehabilitation program or a high level of care, service, resources or continued coordination of care in the community;3. “Designee of the covered person” means an individual designated by the covered person to represent the interests of the covered person, including the covered person’s provider;4. “Managed care plan” means a plan operated by a managed care entity, including the Oklahoma State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board, that provides for the financing and delivery of health care services to persons enrolled in such plan through:a.arrangements with selected providers to furnish health care services,b.standards for the selection of participating providers,c.organizational arrangements for ongoing quality assurance, utilization review programs, and dispute resolution, andd.financial incentives for persons enrolled in the managed care plan to use the participating providers and procedures provided for by the managed care plan;provided, however, the term “managed care plan” shall not include a preferred provider organization (PPO) as defined in Section 6054 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a certified workplace medical plan as defined in Section 14.2 of Title 85 of the Oklahoma Statutes;5. “Provider” shall have the same meaning as such term is defined by a health maintenance organization, an indemnity plan or a preferred provider organization; and6. “Treatment plan” means a proposal developed for a covered person that is specifically tailored to the individual’s treatment needs for a specific illness or condition, and that includes, but is not limited to:a.a statement of treatment goals or objectives, based upon and related to a medical evaluation,b.treatment methods and procedures to be used to obtain these goals, andc.identification of the types of professional personnel who will carry out the treatment procedures.Added by Laws 1999, c. 361, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 292, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.
63 OK Stat § 63-2550.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2550.3. Termination of participating providers – Procedures and conditions.

|A. Every managed care plan shall establish procedures governing termination of a participating provider who is terminated for reasons other than cause. The procedures shall include assurance of continued coverage of services, at the contract terms and price by a terminated provider for up to ninety (90) calendar days from the date of notice to the covered person, for a covered person who: |1. Has a degenerative and disabling condition or disease;2. Has entered the third trimester of pregnancy. Additional coverage of services by the terminated provider shall continue through at least six (6) weeks of postpartum evaluation; or3. Is terminally ill.B. 1. If a participating provider voluntarily chooses to discontinue participation as a network provider in a managed care plan, the managed care plan shall permit a covered person to continue an ongoing course of treatment with the disaffiliated provider during a transitional period:a.of up to ninety (90) days from the date of notice to the managed care plan of the provider’s disaffiliation from the managed care plan’s network, orb.that includes delivery and postpartum care if the covered person has entered the third trimester of pregnancy at the time of the provider’s disaffiliation.2. If a provider voluntarily chooses to discontinue participation as a network provider participating in a managed care plan, such provider shall give at least a ninety-day notice of the disaffiliation to the managed care plan. The managed care plan shall immediately notify the disaffiliated provider’s patients of that fact.3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection, continuing care shall be authorized by the managed care plan during the transitional period only if the disaffiliated provider agrees to:a.continue to accept reimbursement from the managed care plan at the rates applicable prior to the start of the transitional period as payment in full,b.adhere to the managed care plan’s quality assurance requirements and to provide to the managed care plan necessary medical information related to such care, andc.otherwise adhere to the managed care plan’s policies and procedures, including, but not limited to, policies and procedures regarding referrals, and obtaining preauthorization and treatment plan approval from the managed care plan.Added by Laws 1999, c. 361, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
63 OK Stat § 63-2550.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2550.4. Nonformulary or prior-authorized drugs - Approval.

|A. A managed care plan that has a closed formulary or that requires prior authorization to obtain certain drugs shall approve or disapprove a provider’s or a covered person’s request for a nonformulary drug or a drug that requires prior authorization within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt of such request. |B. If the managed care plan does not render a decision within twenty-four (24) hours, the provider or covered person shall be entitled to a seventy-two-hour supply of the drug. The managed care plan shall then approve or disapprove the request for a nonformulary drug or prior authorized drug within the additional seventy-two-hour period.C. Failure of the managed care plan to respond within the subsequently allowed seventy-two-hour period shall be deemed as approval of the request for the nonformulary drug or prior authorized drug; provided, however, the approval shall be subject to the terms of the managed care plan’s drug formulary; provided further, the purchase of the approved drug shall be at no additional cost to the covered person beyond what the covered person would otherwise pay for a prescription pursuant to the managed care plan.D. All providers and covered persons in a managed care plan shall be provided with a copy of the plan’s drug prior authorization process upon initial contracting or enrollment and at the time of enactment of any subsequent changes to the process.Added by Laws 1999, c. 361, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
63 OK Stat § 63-2551 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2551. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Uniform Duties to Disabled Persons Act." |Added by Laws 1975, c. 212, § 1, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
63 OK Stat § 63-2552 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2552. Definitions.

|In the Uniform Duties to Disabled Persons Act: |1. "Disabled condition" means the condition of being unconscious, semiconscious, incoherent or otherwise incapacitated to communicate;2. "Disabled person" means a person in a disabled condition;3. "The emergency symbol" means the caduceus inscribed within a six-barred cross used by the American Medical Association to denote emergency information;4. "Identifying device" means an identifying bracelet, necklace, metal tag or similar device bearing the emergency symbol and the information needed in an emergency; and5. "Medical practitioner" means a person who is a member of the class of persons authorized to use the term “physician” pursuant to Section 725.2 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 1975, c. 212, § 2, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 52, § 7, emerg. eff. April 14, 2000.
63 OK Stat § 63-2553 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2553. Identifying devices and identification cards.

|A. A person who suffers from epilepsy, diabetes, a cardiac condition or any other type of illness that causes temporary blackouts, semiconscious periods or complete unconsciousness, or who suffers from a condition requiring specific medication or medical treatment, is allergic to certain medications or items used in medical treatment, wears contact lenses, has religious objections to certain forms of medication or medical treatment, or is unable to communicate coherently or effectively in the English language, is authorized and encouraged to wear an identifying device. |B. Any person may carry an identification card bearing his name, type of medical condition, physician's name and other medical information.C. By wearing an identifying device a person gives his consent for any who finds him in a disabled condition to make a reasonable search if warranted of his clothing or other effects for an identification card of the type described in subsection B.Added by Laws 1975, c. 212, § 3, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
63 OK Stat § 63-2554 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2554. Duties of law enforcement officers.

|A. A law enforcement officer shall make a diligent effort to determine whether any disabled person he finds is an epileptic or a diabetic or suffers from some other type of illness that would cause the condition. Whenever feasible, this effort shall be made before the person is charged with a crime or taken to a place of detention. |B. In seeking to determine whether a disabled person suffers from an illness, a law enforcement officer shall make a reasonable search for an identifying device and an identification card of the type described in subsection B, Section 3 of this act, and examine them for emergency information. The law enforcement officer may not search for an identifying device or an identification card in a manner or to an extent that would appear to a reasonable person in the circumstances to cause an unreasonable risk of worsening the disabled person's condition.C. A law enforcement officer who finds a disabled person without an identifying device or identification card is not relieved of his duty to that person to make a diligent effort to ascertain the existence of any illness causing the disabled condition.D. A cause of action against a law enforcement officer does not arise from his making a reasonable search of the disabled person to locate an identifying device or identification card, even though the person is not wearing an identifying device or carrying an identification card.E. A law enforcement officer who determines or has reason to believe that a disabled person is suffering from an illness causing his condition shall promptly notify the person's physician, if practicable. If the officer is unable to ascertain the physician's identity or to communicate with him, the officer shall make a reasonable effort to cause the disabled person to be transported immediately to a medical practitioner or to a facility where medical treatment is available. If the officer believes it unduly dangerous to move the disabled person, he shall make a reasonable effort to obtain the assistance of a medical practitioner.Added by Laws 1975, c. 212, § 4, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
63 OK Stat § 63-2555 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2555. Medical practitioners - Duties - Liability.

|A. A medical practitioner, in discharging his duty to a disabled person whom he has undertaken to examine or treat, shall make a reasonable search for an identifying device or identification card of the type described in subsection B, Section 3 of this act, and examine them for emergency information. |B. A cause of action against a medical practitioner does not arise from his making a reasonable search of a disabled person to locate an identifying device or identification card, even though the person is not wearing an identifying device or carrying an identification card.Added by Laws 1975, c. 212, § 5, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
63 OK Stat § 63-2556 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2556. Persons other than law enforcement officers or medical practitioners.

|A. A person, other than a law enforcement officer or medical practitioner, who finds and undertakes to help a disabled person may: |1. Make a reasonable search for an identifying device; and2. If the identifying device is found may make a reasonable search for an identification card of the type described in subsection B, Section 3 of this act.B. A cause of action does not arise from a reasonable search to locate an identifying device or identification card as authorized by subsection A of this section.Added by Laws 1975, c. 212, § 6, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
63 OK Stat § 63-2557 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2557. Penalties.

|A person who with intent to deceive provides, wears, uses or possesses a false identifying device or identification card of the type described in subsection B, Section 3 of this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be fined not more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) or imprisoned for not more than ninety (90) days, or both. |Added by Laws 1975, c. 212, § 7, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
63 OK Stat § 63-2558 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2558. Duties as additional.

|The duties imposed by this act are in addition to, and not in limitation of, other duties existing under the law of this state. |Added by Laws 1975, c. 212, § 8, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
63 OK Stat § 63-2560 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2560. Short title - Nondiscrimination in Health Care Coverage Act.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Nondiscrimination in Health Care Coverage Act". |Added by Laws 2020, c. 113, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
63 OK Stat § 63-2561 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2561. Legislative findings and declarations.

|The Legislature finds and declares that: |1. Physical and mental disabilities, age or chronic illness should in no way diminish a person's right to life, human dignity and equal access to medical care;2. Historically, persons with disabilities, advanced age or chronic illness have faced discrimination in the health care system, including the denial of access to life-sustaining care;3. Such discrimination is inconsistent with our society's commitment to human dignity and the full inclusion of persons with disabilities throughout society;4. Lack of access to appropriate health care can result in significant adverse health consequences for persons with disabilities, those with chronic illness, and those of advanced age, including loss of function, reduced quality of life or even death; and5. Both public and private payors have a moral, legal and ethical obligation to make health care reimbursement decisions in a transparent fashion utilizing nondiscriminatory criteria.Added by Laws 2020, c. 113, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
63 OK Stat § 63-2562 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2562. Definitions.

|As used in the Nondiscrimination in Health Care Coverage Act: |1. "Agency" shall include the state and all units of state government and shall not exclude any entity established under the constitution or laws of the state or established by any entity which was itself established under the constitution or laws of the state;2. "Health care provider" means a person who is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by the laws of this state to practice a health care or healing arts profession or who administers health care in the ordinary course of business;3. "Health care service" means any phase of patient medical care, treatment or procedure, including, but not limited to, therapy, testing, diagnosis or prognosis, prescribing, dispensing or administering any device, drug or medication, surgery, or any other care or treatment rendered by health care providers;4. "Utilization management" shall include step therapy, prior authorization restrictions and the use of formulary restrictions to restrict access to a drug or other health care service prescribed by a health care provider; and5. "Self-advocacy organizations" means organizations run by persons with disabilities, the majority of whose board members and employees are themselves persons with disabilities.Added by Laws 2020, c. 113, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
63 OK Stat § 63-2563 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2563. Use of dollars-per-quality adjusted life year prohibited.

|An agency shall be prohibited from developing or employing a dollars-per-quality adjusted life year, or similar measure that discounts the value of a life because of an individual's disability, including age or chronic illness, as a threshold to establish what type of health care is cost-effective or recommended. An agency shall be prohibited from utilizing such adjusted life year, or similar measure, as a threshold to determine coverage, reimbursement, incentive programs or utilization management decisions, whether it comes from within the agency or from any third party. |Added by Laws 2020, c. 113, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
63 OK Stat § 63-2564 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-2564. Proposing new utilization management measures – Post for public comment.

|Any agency proposing new utilization management measures shall post for public comment both the proposed measure and the rationale behind the proposed measure, including the availability of alternatives, analysis of potential impact on atypical patient populations and subgroups, estimate of the population likely to be impacted by the measure and a description of both internal and third-party value assessments utilized in internal deliberations on the measure. |Added by Laws 2020, c. 113, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.