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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-198.11. Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services (Oklahoma CD-PASS) Act – Purposes – Legislative findings.

A. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services (Oklahoma CD-PASS) Act”.
B. The purposes of the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Act are to:
1. Provide assistance, on a voluntary basis, to families with a Medicaid-eligible member who requires long-term support services, or to provide assistance to Medicaid-eligible individuals who require long-term support services, so that such persons may remain in their family residence or in their own home; and
2. Afford, on a voluntary basis, frail elderly individuals and adults with disabilities who are Medicaid-eligible and who need basic assistance with mobility, self-care and health maintenance, the ability to have maximum control over the selection of persons working on their behalf and over the manner in which personal assistance services are to be provided to them.
C. The Oklahoma Legislature finds that:
1. Providing services to individuals needing in-home and community-based care, as well as providing assistance to their family members, should be supported;
2. Giving recipients of in-home and community-based services and their family members a choice in the selection of services needed and providers to be utilized enhances a sense of dignity and autonomy for those individuals receiving care; and
3. Providing consumers and their families with choice and control over their lives is a goal that should be supported.
D. The Oklahoma Legislature further recognizes the importance of providing options and alternatives to persons receiving in-home and community-based services, and as such, supports demonstration programs that result in positive outcomes.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 285, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-198.13. Legislative findings and intent.

The Legislature finds that it recognizes the need to nurture the autonomy of citizens of this state who have disabilities by providing home- and community-based care services in the least restrictive and most appropriate setting possible. The Legislature hereby intends to provide such individuals with more choices in and greater control over the purchase of the home- and community-based care services they receive.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 434, § 2, eff. July 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-198.17. Nursing home prescreening process - Rules.

A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, in cooperation with community stakeholders, shall develop a prescreening process to be utilized prior to an individual being admitted to a nursing facility or within twenty (20) days of admission to such a facility. The purpose of the screening process shall be to ensure that individuals who wish to avoid placement in a nursing facility have access to supports necessary to remain in the community. The prescreening process shall include, but not be limited to, the use of the following tools:
1. Resident Assessment Instrument – Minimum Data Set (RAI-MDS), as designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;
2. Universal Comprehensive Assessment Tool (UCAT);
3. Preadmission Screening and Annual Resident Review (PASARR);
4. Inventory for Client and Agency Planning (ICAP); and
5. Uniform Case Assessment Protocol (UCAP).
B. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the prescreening process developed pursuant to this section, provided funding is made available to implement the process.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 270, § 2, emerg. eff. June 4, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-199. Visual or optometric services - Free choice of practitioner and profession.

Whenever visual or optometric services within the lawful scope of practice of a duly licensed optometrist are included in any program financed with public funds or administered by any public agency, for aid to the indigent, the aged, the legally blind, or any other group or class, the recipient of such aid or his parent or guardian shall be entitled to choose whether such services are to be performed by a duly licensed optometrist or by a duly licensed physician who shall be equally compensated. Visual or optometric services as used herein shall include eye and/or visual examination or a correction of any vision or muscular anomaly and the supplying of ophthalmic materials, including contact lenses and subnormal vision aids. And in the expenditure of public funds for any purpose involving the care of human vision, or in the administration of any public program, the public agency and its employees including school districts and other state, county and municipal agencies or any subdivision of the State of Oklahoma and its employees and agents responsible for such expenditures or services shall not, under any circumstances, in informing a person requiring vision care, or for a correction of any vision or muscular anomaly, either directly or indirectly refer such person to any particular health discipline, but shall merely advise such person the need exists for professional services.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 17, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 21, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-199.1. Powers and duties.

A. The Commission for Rehabilitation Services shall:
1. Promote the coordination of efforts and services on behalf of the deaf and hard-of-hearing;
2. Inventory the various services available for meeting the problems of the deaf and hard-of-hearing and assist persons in locating and securing such services;
3. Collect studies, compile bibliographies, gather information and conduct research with respect to the education, training, counseling, placement and social and economic adjustment of the deaf and hard-of-hearing and with respect to the causes, diagnosis, treatment and methods of prevention of impaired hearing;
4. Keep informed of and cooperate with federal, state and local programs available for the improvement of the general welfare of deaf and hard-of-hearing persons;
5. Appoint advisory or special committees when appropriate for in-depth investigations and study of particular problems and to receive reports of findings and recommendations; and
6. Make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature with respect to modifications in existing services or establishment of additional services for deaf or hard-of-hearing persons.
B. 1. Personal client information obtained or created in the course of providing services to persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing pursuant to this section shall be confidential. Such information shall include, but is not limited to, the client's name; work or home address; work or home telephone number; and social security number.
2. Persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing have the same legitimate expectations of privacy in the conduct of their daily lives as do persons who can hear. As a result, information obtained or created in the course of providing interpreter services pursuant to this section shall be confidential to the extent necessary to protect those expectations. Confidential information related to interpreter services shall include, but is not limited to, personal client information; the purpose for which the client requests interpretation; the entity with which the client communicates by way of an interpreter; the date, time, location and duration of the interpreted communication; and the name of the interpreter.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 110, § 4, emerg. eff. April 6, 1972. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 7, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986. Renumbered from § 2404 of Title 63 by Laws 1986, c. 7, § 6, eff. July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 364, § 12, emerg. eff. June 11, 1993; Laws 1998, c. 246, § 21, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-199.2. Cooperation with commissions and state agencies - Interpreter services.

A. The Commission for Rehabilitation Services is hereby directed, in carrying out its functions, to cooperate with the appropriate commissions and state agencies having authority related to the problems of deaf and hard-of-hearing persons. These agencies are likewise directed to cooperate with the Commission for Rehabilitation Services in carrying out its functions.
B. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services shall establish and operate a program to provide interpreter services to deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens of the state, under rules promulgated by the Commission for Rehabilitation Services.
C. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services shall establish policy and procedures for the evaluation and certification of interpreters for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. The Department may require a nominal fee to recoup costs incurred in testing and certifying such interpreters.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 110, § 6, emerg. eff. April 6, 1972. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 193, § 1, emerg. eff. May 12, 1980; Laws 1986, c. 7, § 2, eff. July 1, 1986. Renumbered from § 2406 of Title 63 by Laws 1986, c. 7, § 6, eff. July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 326, § 14, emerg. eff. July 13, 1988; Laws 1993, c. 364, § 13, emerg. eff. June 11, 1993; Laws 1998, c. 246, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-199.3. Traumatic brain or spinal cord injury - Contracts for inpatient services - Study and recommendations - Service standards.

A. Subject to subsection C of this section, the Department of Human Services is authorized to enter into contracts for the provision of inpatient specialized rehabilitative and related services which qualify as medical assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security Act for eligible persons having a traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury.
B. The Department of Human Services shall conduct a study in consultation with the Advisory Council on Traumatic Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injury within the State Department of Health and then make recommendations to the Commission for Human Services for the establishment of a rate or other form of adequate payment for contracts with facilities, other than general acute care hospitals, providing inpatient specialized rehabilitative and related services for persons having a traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury.
C. If the results of the study required by subsection B of this section demonstrate that making such services available to said persons would result in an overall lower cost for providing services to this population than current service delivery practices, the Department shall enter into contracts with specialized facilities that meet such standards as the Board of Health shall require for certificate of need and licensure under provisions of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1-850 et seq. and Section 1-1901 et seq., respectively. Standards for licensure promulgated by the Board of Health for specialized facilities serving persons with traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury shall, to the maximum extent feasible, correspond substantially to the standards of the Council on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities for such or similar facilities and services.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 18, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-200.1. Payment of expenses for sterilization of male recipients of public assistance.

Services rendered by a licensed medical or osteopathic physician and surgeon in performing a sterilization operation on an adult male recipient of public assistance under age sixty-five (65) who voluntarily has submitted to such operation shall, within the scope of its medical programs, be paid for by the State Department of Public Welfare.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 4, § 1, emerg. eff. March 5, 1973.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-200d. State Medicaid Plan provider contracts - Terms and conditions - Termination - Annual inspection of facilities.

A. Every contract pursuant to the State Medicaid Plan entered into between the Department of Human Services and facilities that provide inpatient or residential mental health services to persons eighteen (18) years of age or younger who are or may be eligible for assistance through Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act shall incorporate terms and conditions for the care, treatment and services to be provided.
B. Said terms and conditions shall be substantially the same as those included in placement agreements for acute or freestanding, as appropriate for the facility, psychiatric care for children and youth who are in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services and shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Primary care, treatment and counseling services;
2. Educational services;
3. Face-to-face visitation by the attending physician, treatment plans, discharge planning, reports on the progress of the child and other reports as necessary and appropriate;
4. Use of medications;
5. Communicable diseases;
6. Visitation and correspondence;
7. Use of restraints, seclusion, physical force and disciplinary measures; and
8. Inspections and reviews of the care, treatment and services provided.
C. The Department shall immediately initiate procedures for the termination of said contract when:
1. A contracting facility continually violates the terms and conditions required by this section; or
2. The conditions within the facility pose serious harm or a threat of serious harm to patients or residents who are eighteen (18) years of age or under and have been admitted for the purpose of mental health or chemical dependency treatment.
D. The Department shall coordinate with the State Department of Health and any other applicable licensing or certifying agency to ensure that, whenever possible and practicable, annual inspections of hospitals, related institutions and child care facilities required by state or federal law shall be conducted jointly.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 258, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-201. Group hospitalization insurance.

The Department of Public Welfare is hereby authorized to procure group hospitalization and medical care insurance in any of the forms customarily issued by any company or companies, association or associations authorized to do business in the State of Oklahoma for all persons eligible to receive old age assistance under the provisions of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the Oklahoma Social Security Act, at a rate not to exceed the amount of the actual costs.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 374, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-202. Payment of premiums.

Premiums on such insurance shall be paid from monies or funds appropriated for the payment of assistance to the needy aged persons qualifying for assistance under subsection A of Section 164 of this title. Monthly claims for such premiums, certified by the Department of Human Services, shall be filed with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for audit and settlement prior to being paid on warrants by the State Treasurer.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 374, § 2, emerg. eff. May 20, 1949. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 47, § 30, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Laws 1988, c. 326, § 15, emerg. eff. July 13, 1988; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 234.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-203. Hospitalization and medical care system in the Department of Public Welfare.

In the event the Department of Public Welfare, after a thorough study of the needs, determines that the services provided for in Section 1 of this act can be more satisfactorily and economically performed by providing for its own system of hospitalization and medical care, the Department of Public Welfare is hereby authorized to establish and maintain such a system within said Department, under which such services as provided in Section 1 can be offered.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 374, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-204. Vendor drug program - Exemption of certain drugs.

A. Except as otherwise provided, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall be authorized and directed to establish a vendor drug program to provide any drugs that have been approved and designated as safe and effective by the federal Food and Drug Administration, and that are prescribed by a licensed medical, dental, podiatric or osteopathic practitioner for eligible recipients of assistance payments suffering from painful or life-endangering diseases or other persons who are suffering from a catastrophic illness.
B. The Authority shall, in accordance with federal law, not be obligated to cover any outpatient drugs of a manufacturer which has not entered into or which does not have in effect a rebate agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services on behalf of the state.
C. Such program shall, to the fullest extent possible, be established and maintained in conjunction with existing federal programs of prescribed drugs so as to earn the maximum of federal financial participation. Exempt from the provisions of this section are the following drugs or classes of drugs, or their medical uses:
1. Agents when used for anorexia or weight gain;
2. Agents when used to promote fertility;
3. Agents when used for cosmetic purposes or hair growth;
4. Agents when used for the symptomatic relief of coughs and colds;
5. Agents when used to promote smoking cessation;
6. Prescription vitamins and mineral products, except prenatal vitamins and fluoride preparations;
7. Nonprescription drugs;
8. Covered outpatient drugs when the manufacturer seeks to require as a condition of sale that associated tests or monitoring services be purchased exclusively from the manufacturer or its designee;
9. Drugs described in paragraph 3 of subsection c of Section 107 of the Drug Amendments of 1962, 21 U.S.C., Section 107(c)(3), and identical, similar or related drugs, within the meaning of paragraph 1 of subsection b of Section 310.6 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations;
10. Barbiturates; or
11. Benzodiazepines;
provided, however, the Authority shall be authorized to include specific drugs within these categories for reimbursement based upon specific medical need.
D. The Authority shall be authorized to establish a prospective drug utilization review program for the H2 Antagonists; provided that such limitations are in compliance with federal Food and Drug Administration Agency-approved product labeling.
Added by Laws 1975, p. 737, S.J.R. No. 9, § 1, emerg. eff. March 10, 1975. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 326, § 16, emerg. eff. July 13, 1988; Laws 1990, c. 256, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 196, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 142, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 161, § 1, emerg. eff. May 2, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-204.1. Expansion of vendor drug program.

The Department of Human Services is authorized and directed to expand the vendor drug program in the categories of the Aged, Blind and Disabled, and to include those medically needy individuals suffering from catastrophic illnesses who meet requirements for medical assistance, to be administered to the fullest extent possible in conjunction with and subject to existing federal programs so as to earn the maximum of federal financial participation.
Added by Laws 1979, H.J.R. No. 1017, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 1979. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 256, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-205. Replacement or reimbursement for certain eyeglasses and contact lenses - Payment or reimbursement for certain eye examinations prohibited.

The Department of Human Services is authorized to replace or make reimbursement for the eyeglasses or contact lenses of any employee at the Northern Oklahoma Resource Center of Enid, Southern Oklahoma Resource Center of Pauls Valley, Hissom Memorial Center, and any other juvenile institution subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Human Services, if said eyeglasses or contact lenses are damaged by a resident of said schools, center or institutions while the employee is engaged in the performance of his duties. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is authorized to replace or make reimbursement for the eyeglasses or contact lenses of any employee at Central State Hospital, Eastern State Hospital, Western State Psychiatric Center, the Community Mental Health Centers and Substance Abuse Services if said eyeglasses or contact lenses are damaged by a resident of said facilities while the employee is engaged in the performance of his duties. The J.D. McCarty Center is authorized to replace or make reimbursement for the eyeglasses or contact lenses of any employee, if said eyeglasses or contact lenses are damaged by a resident of said facility while the employee is engaged in the performance of his duties. The eyeglasses or contact lenses shall be of comparable kind, quality and cost. The Department of Human Services, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the J.D. McCarty Center are not authorized to make payment or reimbursement for eye examinations necessary for the replacement of or reimbursement for said eyeglasses or contact lenses.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 121, § 1, emerg. eff. April 10, 1984. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 51, § 117, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 307, § 7, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 323, § 6, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993; Laws 1998, c. 268, § 16, eff. July 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-211. Jurisdiction of State Budget Director - Director of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance - Other personnel.

The State Budget Director in the Executive Department shall have jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to the accounting, reporting and collection of amounts due from state agencies, pursuant to the terms of this act and Title 2 of the Federal Social Security Act (Public Law 734 (HR 6000) - 81st Congress), as authorized by Title 56, Chapter 7, Oklahoma Session Laws 1949, and pursuant to the Federal-State agreement entered into under Section 218 of the Federal Social Security Act as amended (providing for coverage through Federal-State agreements), holding the state responsible for all aspects of conformance to the terms of the coverage agreement.
The State Budget Director, at the direction of the Governor, shall employ and fix the duties and compensation of a Director of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and shall employ and fix the duties and compensation of such other personnel as he deems necessary to assist him in performing the duties and functions in connection with the administration of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance system as it pertains to state employees in the coverage group designated by law as the "State of Oklahoma".
Added by Laws 1951, p. 153, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 20, 1951.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-212. Matching contributions.

The State Budget Director shall prescribe the system and procedure for matching the contributions of officials and employees of the State of Oklahoma with state funds constituting the employer's share of the contributions, pursuant to Public Law 734 (HR 6000) - 81st Congress, as authorized by Title 56, Chapter 7, Oklahoma Session Laws 1949, for the coverage group designated as the "State of Oklahoma".
Added by Laws 1951, p. 154, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 20, 1951.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-213. Reservation of employer's share of contributions - Deduction of employees' share.

The employer's share of the contribution required to be paid by the state to the federal government under the provisions of Public Law 734 and applicable provisions of the Federal Internal Revenue Code, as authorized by Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes beginning at Section 121, shall be reserved out of funds available for salaries appropriated or dedicated to each state department, institution or agency at the time payrolls are prepared for payment and shall be set aside in a reserve account in the State Treasury to be paid to the federal government at such time or times as the Federal Security Administrator may by regulations require.
For the purposes of Sections 211 through 215 of this title "dedicated funds" shall include the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund, Employment Security Administration Fund, Department of Human Services Administration Fund, revolving funds of all state departments and institutions, Federal Grant-in-aid Funds, Trust and Agency Funds, and any other operating funds of state agencies through which public money is disbursed for specific purposes which do not require specific legislative appropriations to be made.
State agencies making payment of salaries or wages to state employees, independent of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, shall deduct the employees' share of the contribution at the time payments are made and shall at the same time set up a reserve out of the same fund for the employer's share to guarantee the availability of funds when the social security report is required to be made. Any funds received for per diem, travel reimbursement, or expenses incurred while in the performance of official duties and specified statutory amounts received by board or commission members shall not be considered compensation.
Added by Laws 1951, p. 154, § 3, emerg. eff. Feb. 20, 1951. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 93, § 1, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1983, c. 334, § 1, emerg. eff. June 30, 1983; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 235.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-214. Reports - Duties of Director.

State departments, institutions and agencies shall file with the State Budget Director such reports as are required by the Federal Security Administrator (Public Law 734 (HR 6000) - 81st Congress, as authorized by Title 56, Chapter 7, Oklahoma Session Laws 1949) at such time or times as the Federal Security Administrator may by regulations require. The Director of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, under the administrative direction of the State Budget Director, shall verify extensions and totals and require state agencies to pay amounts due from nontreasury funds which when added to OASI payroll reserves from treasury funds will be the amount due the federal government for each reporting period.
The State Budget Director shall consolidate the reports of all state departments, institutions and agencies and shall file a consolidated report representing the State of Oklahoma as a coverage group, with the Department of Public Welfare.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to require the reports of political subdivisions of the state (counties, cities and towns) or instrumentalities of either, to be channeled through the State Budget Office. Such reports shall be made to the Department of Public Welfare, which has been designated to administer the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance program on behalf of the state and its political subdivisions, pursuant to the provisions of Article 25, Section 2, Oklahoma Constitution.
Added by Laws 1951, p. 154, § 4, emerg. eff. Feb. 20, 1951.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-215. State Budget Director OASI fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the "State Budget Director OASI Fund" into which fund the State Budget Director shall deposit all monies received from state agencies constituting amounts due from funds not on deposit in the State Treasury. The State Budget Director may make disbursements from said funds to pay amounts due the Department of Public Welfare at such time as the report is required to be made for the coverage group designated as the "State of Oklahoma". Refunds may be made to state agencies by the State Budget Director in the event of overpayment or error made in the calculation of amount due.
Added by Laws 1951, p. 155, § 5, emerg. eff. Feb. 20, 1951.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-222. Audit of financial records of hospitals as to per diem costs.

Auditors from the Oklahoma Health Care Authority under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority shall be authorized and empowered to conduct an audit of the financial records itemized in a hospital's reimbursable per diem cost records in order to determine whether or not the certified per diem cost is sustained by the detailed financial records of such hospital as to such per diem costs.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 729, § 1, emerg. eff. May 31, 1961. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 2, § 1, emerg. eff. March 17, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-223. Human Services Medical and Assistance Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Commission for Human Services, to be designated the "Human Services Medical and Assistance Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of receipts from the federal government, monies appropriated to the Department of Human Services by the State Legislature, and other receipts of the Department of Human Services as shall be directed by the Commission for Human Services. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Commission of Human Services as may be necessary in order to carry out the duties imposed upon the said Commission pursuant to subsection D of Section 41.21 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 326, § 43, emerg. eff. July 13, 1988.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-224. Human Services Disbursing Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Commission for Human Services, to be designated the "Human Services Disbursing Fund", provided that the fund may be designated by fiscal year designations as the Commission may determine. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations. The fund shall consist of receipts from the federal government, monies appropriated to the Department of Human Services by the State Legislature, and other receipts of the Department of Human Services as shall be directed by the Commission for Human Services. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Commission for Human Services as may be necessary in order to carry out the duties imposed upon the said Commission by law, provided that expenditures shall not be made from the Human Services Disbursing Fund to pay any obligation for which there exists authorization for payment from the Oklahoma Medical Center Disbursing Fund or the Human Services Medical and Assistance Fund. Expenditures from the Human Services Disbursing 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 1988, c. 326, § 44, emerg. eff. July 13, 1988. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 236.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-225.1. Records regarding agreements or authorization to settle claim for reconciliation purposes for contracts or purchases.

A. The Department of Human Services shall maintain detailed records regarding any agreements or authorizations to settle a claim made for reconciliation purposes for any contract or purchase of materials, items, supplies or services. Such records shall include but not be limited to identification of parties involved in the reconciliation, identification of materials, items, equipment or services at issue, among originally due and owing and amount of settlement.
B. Any settlement made for purposes of reconciliation for any contract or purchase of any materials, items, equipment or settlement shall be approved in writing by the administrative head of the division making such settlement and by the Director of the Department of Human Services.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 53, § 1, emerg. eff. April 11, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-226. Department of Human Services Federal Disallowance Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the Department of Human Services to be designated the "Department of Human Services Federal Disallowance Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations. It shall consist of monies received by the Department of Human Services which, in the opinion of the Commission for Human Services, 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 Department of Human Services at the discretion of the Commission for Human Services 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 Director of Human Services may request the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to transfer monies between the Department of Human Services Federal Disallowance Fund and the Human Services Disbursing Fund or the Department of Human Services Medical and Assistance Fund, as needed for the expenditure of funds.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 373, § 22, operative July 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 237.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-228. Guardianship voucher program.

A. In addition to any other form of assistance provided for under subsection E of Section 1415 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Department of Human Services is authorized to pay a voucher to a relative or certified volunteer for the sole purpose of acquiring legal representation to initiate guardianship proceedings on behalf of any person who receives Title XIX Home and Community-Based Waiver-funded services from the Developmental Disabilities Services Division, or who is a resident of an institution specified in Section 1406 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Administration of the guardianship voucher program, including, but not limited to, establishing financial eligibility criteria and volunteer training and certification requirements, shall be established by rules promulgated by the Commission for Human Services.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 407, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-229. OK Benefits Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Human Services to be designated the "OK Benefits Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies designated to the fund by law. The Director of the Department of Human Services shall, at the end of each month, provide a current balance and statement of encumbrances of the fund to the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations and Budget. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of Human Services for the sole purpose of the acquisition, operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of the OK Benefits system at the Department of Human Services. 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.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 514, § 1, emerg. eff. May 29, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-230.51. Program components.

The Statewide Temporary Assistance Responsibility System (STARS) shall, at a minimum, contain the following components:
1. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program;
2. Child Care;
3. Food Stamps;
4. One-stop Career/Employment Centers;
5. Medicaid;
6. Assistance to Aliens; and
7. Supportive services.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-230.53. Exclusion of automobile from determination of applicant's resources.

The Department of Human Services shall exclude an automobile with an equity allowance of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) from the determination of resources available to meet the needs of an applicant for or recipient of benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 346, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 230.3 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-230.54. Individual development accounts.

A. As used in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, an "individual development account" means an account established by a recipient under the TANF program pursuant to the provisions of the Family Savings Initiative Act or an account established prior to November 1, 1998, pursuant to the provisions of this section.
B. Funds deposited in an individual development account, in an amount not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), shall not be counted as resources by the Department of Human Services in determining financial eligibility for assistance or services pursuant to the TANF program.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 429, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-230.55. Unmarried minor recipients - Adult supervised living arrangements.

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, if a person applying for benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is a minor, has never married and is pregnant or has a dependent child in such minor's care, the minor shall not be eligible for benefits unless the minor lives in a supervised adult setting.
B. Subsection A of this section shall not apply if the minor person is legally emancipated pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. The Department shall develop programs, in conjunction with the State Department of Health or any other appropriate federal, state or local entity, to encourage teens in Oklahoma to abstain from sexual activity.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 346, § 14, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 353, § 27, eff. Nov. 1, 1996. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 230.9 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-230.56. Immunization incentive program.

In order to establish an incentive program for the immunization of minor children pursuant to the State Department of Health immunization schedule, the Department of Human Services shall eliminate benefits for recipients under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program if, upon recertification of a recipient for the TANF program, the recipient fails to show proof of immunization for the recipient's minor children except for good cause established by rules promulgated by the Commission for Human Services. Proof of immunization shall be accomplished by presentation of the vaccination record by the recipient issued by the local health officer or a physician.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 346, § 10, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 230.8 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-230.57. Residency requirement.

The Department of Human Services shall study the feasibility of implementing a residency requirement, including a differential in benefits for receipt of public assistance for persons who have resided in this state for less than one (1) year on a continuous basis.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 346, § 21, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 230.12 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-230.59. Substance abuse study.

A. The Department of Human Services, working with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, shall conduct a study to determine the extent to which substance abuse interferes with the ability of recipients in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to secure and maintain employment leading to self sufficiency.
B. The study shall include, but not be limited to, an assessment of the extent of the substance abuse problem among public assistance recipients in this state, the availability of a range of treatment resources statewide, and consideration of the use of drug testing, sanctions, and other tools recognized in successful intervention models, as well as the safety of any children involved.
C. The Department shall issue a report of its findings and any recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature not later than June 1, 1998.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-230.60. Disclosure of persons responsible for child support as precondition to TANF benefits.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any applicant who makes application with the Department of Human Services for benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, in order to be eligible for such assistance, shall provide the name of the person or persons alleged to be legally responsible for the support of a child, and if known, the address and employer of the person or persons alleged to be legally responsible for the support of such child prior to receipt of any such assistance.
B. 1. If the specific person or persons legally responsible for the support of the child are unknown, the applicant for the TANF program shall submit with the application a list of names of persons alleged to be responsible for the support of the child to the Department of Human Services.
2. If the applicant does not provide the Department with the identity of the person or persons alleged to be legally responsible for the support of the child, the applicant shall be ineligible to continue to receive such assistance unless the Department determines that the applicant or recipient or a child of the applicant or recipient would more likely than not be subject to abuse for identifying the person or persons alleged to be responsible for the support of the child.
3. The Commission shall promulgate rules which will standardize the decision process for determining eligibility pursuant to this paragraph.
C. The Department shall determine the father for each minor child for whom benefits are received under the TANF program.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 346, § 18, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 230.11 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-230.61. Extension of transitional Medicaid, child care assistance and support services.

A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority, in accordance with the terms and conditions of a waiver granted by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, shall conduct a demonstration project to revise applicable standards and rules which will allow a recipient of assistance under the Medicaid and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, who becomes employed, to continue to receive transitional Medicaid and child care assistance for twenty-four (24) months following the initial date of employment unless:
1. The employer provides medical assistance or child care benefits; or
2. The monthly salary received from the employer exceeds the monthly allowance of assistance pursuant to the TANF program plus the cost of child care and medical insurance to which the recipient would be entitled.
B. The Commission for Human Services shall revise applicable standards and rules to allow a recipient under the TANF program, who becomes employed, to receive case management and transitional support services. Such services shall include, but not be limited to, transportation assistance, ensuring that the family receives transitional Medicaid and child care, ensuring that the family is familiar with and applies for the Earned Income Tax Credit, providing that the recipient is assessed for and referred to providers for any social or supportive service-related needs, and assistance with any other problems which emerge in the initial months of employment.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 346, § 6, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 230.6 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-230.62. Contracts for literacy remediation, work activities, training and other services.

A. The Department of Human Services shall, as appropriate, provide literacy remediation, English as a second language, work activities, training, and other services to recipients pursuant to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program through contracts. In contracting for English as a second language, work activities, training, or other services, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
1. A contract shall be performance based. Whenever possible, payment shall be based on performance outcomes that include, but are not limited to, such factors as job entry, job entry at a target wage, and job retention. Payment shall not be based on completion of training, education, or any other phase of the program participation process;
2. A contract may include performance-based incentive payments that may vary according to the extent to which a recipient is more difficult to place. Contract payments may be weighted proportionally to reflect the extent to which a recipient has limitations associated with the long-term receipt of welfare and difficulty in maintaining employment. The factors may include the extent of a recipient's prior receipt of welfare, lack of employment experience, poor literacy skills, lack of education, lack of job skills, and any other factors determined appropriate by the Department; and
3. The Department is hereby authorized to contract with commercial, charitable, religious or faith-based organizations to provide the necessary services pursuant to the TANF program as provided in this section.
B. Subject to the availability of funds, the Department shall explore and recommend technological enhancements and funding necessary to support the work activities, training and other services provided to recipients as described in subsection A of this section. The enhancements may include creation of an online self-service portal allowing recipients to retain responsibility for periodically reporting on their employment, education, training and job activities.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 123, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2018, c. 121, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.