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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3241.5. Supplemental hospital offset payment program.

A. The supplemental hospital offset payment program fee is to supplement, not supplant, appropriations to support hospital reimbursement. If Medicaid payment rates to providers are adjusted, hospital rates shall not be adjusted less favorably than the average percentage-rate reduction or increase applicable to the majority of other provider groups.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Supplemental Hospital Offset Payment Program Act, if, after receipt of authorization to receive federal matching funds for monies generated by the Supplemental Hospital Offset Payment Program Act, the authorization is withdrawn or changed so that federal matching funds are no longer available, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall cease collecting the provider fee and shall repay to the hospitals any money received by the Supplemental Hospital Offset Payment Program Fund that is not subject to federal matching funds.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 228, § 5.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3241.6. Implementation of Supplemental Hospital Offset Payment Program Act.

A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall submit to the Hospital Advisory Committee a proposed state plan amendment to implement the requirements of the Supplemental Hospital Offset Payment Program Act, including the payment of hospital access payments under Section 4 of this act no later than forty-five (45) days after the effective date of this act, and shall submit the state plan amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services after consideration of the input and recommendations of the Hospital Advisory Committee.
B. If the state plan amendment is not approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Authority shall:
1. Not implement the assessment imposed under the Supplemental Hospital Offset Payment Program Act; and
2. Return any fees to hospitals that paid the fees if any such fees have been collected.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 228, § 6.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3241.11. Non-state government-owned nursing facilities and hospitals defined.

For the purposes of a federal Medicaid supplemental payment program for non-state government-owned nursing facilities and hospitals, "non-state government-owned" means owned by a government other than the state including but not limited to:
1. A board of control created by and charged by a board of county commissioners with the management and control of a county hospital as provided by Section 789 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. A public trust or other organization that is created by a county under Section 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes and is under lease with a board of county commissioners for the operation of a county hospital as provided by Section 789 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. A municipal governing body that has established and maintains a municipal hospital as provided by Section 30-101 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. A board of control created by and charged by a municipal governing body with the management and control of a municipal hospital as provided by Section 30-102 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
5. Any municipal or governmental body other than the state authorized to operate a health care facility including a hospital or nursing facility.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 316, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3242.2. Definitions.

As used in the Ambulance Service Provider Access Payment Program Act:
1. "Air ambulance" means ambulance services provided by fixed or rotor wing ambulance services;
2. "Alliance" means the Oklahoma Ambulance Alliance or its successor association;
3. "Ambulance" means a motor vehicle that is primarily used or designated as available to provide transportation and basic life support or advanced life support;
4. "Ambulance service" or "ambulance service provider" means any private firm or governmental agency which is or should be licensed by the State Department of Health to provide levels of medical care based on certification rules or standards promulgated by the State Commissioner of Health;
5. "Department" means the State Department of Health;
6. "Emergency" or "emergent" means a serious situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and demands immediate action, such as a medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity including severe pain such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected, by a reasonable and prudent layperson, to result in placing the patient’s health in serious jeopardy, serious impairment to bodily function or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part;
7. "Emergency transport" means the movement of an acutely ill or injured patient from the scene to a health care facility or the movement of an acutely ill or injured patient from one health care facility to another health care facility;
8. "Licensure" means the licensing of emergency ambulance services pursuant to rules and standards promulgated by the State Commissioner of Health;
9. "Net operating revenue" means the gross revenues earned for providing emergency and nonemergency transports in Oklahoma excluding revenues earned for providing air ambulance services and amounts refunded to or recouped, offset or otherwise deducted by a patient or payer for ground medical transportation;
10. "Nonemergency transport" means the movement of any patient in an ambulance other than an emergency transport;
11. "Upper payment limit" means the lesser of the customary charges of the ambulance service provider or the prevailing charges in the locality of the ambulance service provider for comparable services under comparable circumstances, calculated according to methodology in an approved state plan amendment for the state Medicaid program; and
12. "Upper payment limit gap" means the difference between the upper payment limit of the ambulance service provider and the Medicaid payments not financed using the ambulance service provider assessments made to all ambulance service providers, provided that the upper payment limit gap shall not include air ambulance services.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 540, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3242.5. Supplement to appropriation – Authorization for matching funds.

A. The ambulance service provider access payment program fee is to supplement, not supplant, appropriations to support ambulance service provider reimbursement. If Medicaid reimbursement rates to providers are adjusted, ambulance service provider rates shall not be adjusted less favorably than the average percentage-rate reduction or increase applicable to the majority of other provider groups.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Ambulance Service Provider Access Payment Program Act, if, after receipt of authorization to receive federal matching funds for monies generated by the Ambulance Service Provider Access Payment Program Act, the authorization is withdrawn or changed so that federal matching funds are no longer available, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall cease collecting the provider fee and shall repay to the ambulance services any money received by the Ambulance Service Provider Access Payment Program that is not subject to federal matching funds.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 540, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3242.6. State plan amendment to implement requirements.

A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall submit to the Oklahoma Ambulance Alliance a proposed state plan amendment to implement the requirements of the Ambulance Service Provider Access Payment Program Act including the payment of ambulance service provider access payments under Section 4 of this act no later than forty-five (45) days after the effective date of this act and shall submit the state plan amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services after consideration of the input and recommendations of the Alliance.
B. If the state plan amendment is not approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Authority shall:
1. Not implement the assessment imposed under the Ambulance Service Provider Access Payment Program Act; and
2. Return any fees to ambulance services that paid the fees if any such fees have been collected.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 540, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3250.2. Definitions.

As used in the Oklahoma Community Hospitals Public Trust Authorities Act:
1. “Community hospital public trust authority” or “public trust” means a community hospital public trust authority establishing a hospital district pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Hospitals Public Trust Authorities Act;
2. “Hospital” means a hospital as such term is defined by Section 1-701 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes and facilities within the definition of Section 2657 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. “Hospital district” means a designated geographical area established by a community hospital public trust authority; and
4. “Medically indigent person” means a person requiring medically necessary hospital or other health care services for the person or the dependents of the person, who has insufficient or no public or private third-party coverage, and whose personal resources are insufficient to provide for hospital or other health care services.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 432, § 2, emerg. eff. June 7, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3250.4. Hospitals within hospital district – License, accreditation, and certification requirements – Participation in federal medical programs.

Hospitals located within a hospital district:
1. Shall be licensed by the State Department of Health and shall meet the standards, requirements and essentials of the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organizations or the American Osteopathic Association or meet Medicare certification by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Provided, the State Commissioner of Health may waive any such standards, requirements and essentials as the Commissioner deems necessary; and
2. May provide services and receive payments therefor pursuant to Titles XVIII and XIX of the federal Social Security Act, and may participate in other federal medical programs.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 432, § 4, emerg. eff. June 7, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3250.5. Members and officers of community hospital public trust authority – Residency – Bond.

A. Each member of a community hospital public trust authority shall be a resident of the state and a registered voter.
B. The members of the community hospital public trust authority shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for all reasonable and actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
C. Each officer handling funds of the public trust shall furnish a good and sufficient fidelity bond in an amount and with surety as may be specified by the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act. The cost of the bond shall be paid from funds of the community hospital public trust authority.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 432, § 5, emerg. eff. June 7, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3250.7. Reports.

Each community hospital public trust authority shall submit an annual report to each beneficiary of the authority, the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate and the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Such report shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements for financial statement audits in Section 212A of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and shall include an account of the operations and actions of the authority and an accounting of all revenue received and disbursed by the authority for the previous fiscal year.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 432, § 7, emerg. eff. June 7, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3250.8. Medicaid Payment Reimbursement Fund.

A. 1. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be designated the “Medicaid Payment Reimbursement Fund”.
2. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of:
a.
all monies received by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority pursuant to the Oklahoma Community Hospitals Public Trust Authorities Act and otherwise specified or authorized by law including, but not limited to, monies received by the Authority from assessments levied on hospitals included in a hospital district, and
b.
interest attributable to investment of money in the fund.
3. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and shall be expended by the Authority for services to Medicaid beneficiaries residing within or receiving services within the boundaries of the community hospitals public trust.
B. Any monies received from any assessment levied on hospitals within a hospital district for purposes of providing the state matching funds for supplemental Medicaid programs pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Hospitals Public Trust Authorities Act shall be submitted to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority for deposit into the Medicaid Payment Reimbursement Fund.
C. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall transfer to the Medicaid Payment Reimbursement Fund any payment received by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority pursuant to the Oklahoma Community Hospitals Public Trust Authorities Act and rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority pursuant to federal law and the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Hospitals Public Trust Authorities Act.
D. 1. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall make Medicaid reimbursement payments to hospitals to the extent permitted by federal law and rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority pursuant to federal law.
2. Each community hospital public trust authority established shall be limited to receipt of supplemental Medicaid program funds for its designated area.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 432, § 8, emerg. eff. June 7, 2003. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 460, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3250.9. Waivers authorizing Medicaid supplements.

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall submit an application for any waiver necessary to authorize Medicaid supplements to hospital districts to the extent permitted by federal law and pursuant to the Oklahoma Community Hospitals Public Trust Authorities Act.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 432, § 9, emerg. eff. June 7, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3272. Definitions.

As used in the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Act:
1. “Graduate Medical Education” or “GME” means educational programs meeting the guidelines of the American Osteopathic Association offered as an extension of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine in cooperation with a hospital or other healthcare provider;
2. “Hospital” means a hospital as such term is defined by Section 1-701 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes and facilities within the definition of “ambulatory surgical center” as defined in Section 2657 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. “Patient” means an individual receiving care from an Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences intern, resident or full or part-time physician trainer;
4. “Declaration of necessity” means an official action of the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority to fulfill the terms of an Academic Affiliation or other agreement or to provide facilities, financing or any other general support to enhance the stability, quality or otherwise furtherance of the graduate medical education programs of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences; and
5. “Academic Affiliation Agreement” means an agreement between the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences and an entity providing facilities, equipment and support for the graduate medical education programs of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 287, § 2, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3273. Purposes - Legislative findings.

A. The purposes of the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Act are to provide for an effective and efficient administration, to ensure a dependable source of funding, and to effectuate the mission and purposes of the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority. The mission and purposes of the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority are to support and upon a declaration of necessity, to serve as teaching and training facilities for students enrolled at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, upon a declaration of necessity, to acquire and provide a site for conducting medical and biomedical research by faculty members of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences and to facilitate and upon a declaration of necessity, to provide care for the patients of Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences physician trainers. The Oklahoma State University Medical Authority shall maintain a close affiliation with the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences and shall coordinate their operations and activities in a cooperative manner.
B. The Legislature finds that the needs of the citizens of this state and the needs of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences will be best served by an Authority charged with the mission of supporting the Graduate Medical Education programs of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, entering into Academic Affiliation Agreements in support of Oklahoma State University physician and healthcare training programs, operating or leasing the operations of the teaching hospital or hospitals for the benefit of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences and providing care for the patients of Oklahoma State University physician trainers.
C. The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges shall retain full power to govern the personnel, curriculum and facilities of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 287, § 3, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3274. Hospitals - Operation, licensing, accreditation, and certification - Teaching and training.

A. Any hospital or hospitals purchased, leased or constructed by the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority shall be operated as general hospitals and shall be licensed by the State Commissioner of Health, and shall, as far as possible, meet the standards, requirements and essentials of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations and the American Osteopathic Association or, alternatively, meet Medicare certification by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Provided, the State Commissioner of Health may waive any such standards, requirements and essentials as the Commissioner deems necessary.
B. Any such hospitals may provide services and receive payments under Titles XVIII and XIX of the federal Social Security Act, and may participate in other federal medical programs.
C. Any such hospitals shall be available as teaching and training hospitals for the colleges of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, for other health and educational facilities and shall provide indigent patient care.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 287, § 4, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3278. Agreements and obligations - Public purpose - Conditions.

All agreements and obligations undertaken, as permitted under this section, by the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority shall be for a public purpose. In addition to any other limitations, conditions or restrictions provided by law, the following conditions shall apply to contractual agreements entered into pursuant to this section:
1. Private and public funds shall be accounted for separately; and
2. The state shall not assume any liability for private entities.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 287, § 8, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3278.1. Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Behavioral Health Workforce Development Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority to be designated the "Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Behavioral Health Workforce Development Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of appropriated revenues and private endowments. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority for the purpose of designing and implementing a pilot program at behavioral health facilities, the purpose of which is to provide for behavioral health workforce development and access to behavioral health professionals as provided by law. The purpose of the pilot program includes, but is not limited to, bed conversion and new beds; renovations at behavioral health facilities to accommodate new licensed acute or residential treatment beds; reallocation of beds from adult acute to child/adolescent acute beds; relocation assistance for licensed behavioral health staff currently living out of state; upskilling existing behavioral health workforce; adding new psychiatric residents; and creating a behavioral health trauma fund for intensive home and community-based 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.
B. The Oklahoma State University Medical Authority shall prepare a report for the Legislature on the results of the first year of funding, including the number of professionals retained and recruited, and the expected benefits of the program. The report shall be delivered to relevant health care committee and appropriations subcommittee chairs following the first full year of implementation.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 112, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3279. Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Agency Special Account - Official Depository Account - Bond coverage.

A. The funds deposited in the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Agency Special Account created in subsection B of this section shall be invested by the State Treasurer in the manner provided for by law. The return on such investments shall be credited to the accounts of the Authority.
B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury an Official Depository Account for the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority, to be designated the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Agency Special Account. The Official Depository Account shall consist of an agency clearing account and an agency special account. All revenues, except federal entitlements and state appropriations, generated by the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority shall be deposited in these accounts.
C. The Authority shall be subject to blanket bond coverage as provided in Sections 85.26 through 85.31 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, provided the Authority shall be authorized to purchase increased amounts of fidelity bond coverage for employees for whom it is deemed necessary by the Authority. When the amount listed in Section 85.29 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes is deemed inadequate, the cost of increased coverage shall be borne by the Authority.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 287, § 9, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3281. Issuance of bonds - Approval of Attorney General.

Before any bond shall be issued and delivered by the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority, a certified copy of the proceedings for the issuance thereof, together with any other information which the Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma may require as the Bond Commissioner of the State of Oklahoma, shall be submitted to the Attorney General. If the Attorney General shall find that such bonds have been issued in accordance with law, he shall approve such bonds and execute a certificate to that effect. The Attorney General shall file such certificates in the office of the State Auditor and Inspector, and the certificates shall be recorded in a record kept for that purpose. All bonds approved by the Attorney General, and issued in accordance with the approved proceedings, shall be valid and binding obligations of the Authority and shall be incontestable for any course from and after the date of such approval.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 287, § 11, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3282. Issuance of bonds - Approval of Supreme Court.

The Oklahoma State University Medical Authority or the Oklahoma State University Medical Trust may file an application with the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma for approval of any bonds to be issued under the provisions of the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Act, and exclusive original jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court to hear and determine such application. The Supreme Court shall give such applications precedence over the other business of the Court and consider and determine the validity of the bonds and consider the application and any protest which may be filed thereto. Notice of the hearing on each application shall be given by notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in this state that on a day named the Authority or the Trust will ask the Court to hear the application and approve the bonds. Such notice shall inform all interested parties that they may file a protest against the issuance of the bonds, may be present at the hearing, and may contest the legality thereof. Such notice shall be published one time, not less than ten (10) days prior to the date named for the hearing and the hearing may be adjourned from time to time in the discretion of the Court. If the Court is satisfied that the bonds have been properly authorized in accordance with the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Act, and that when issued such bonds will constitute valid obligations in accordance with their terms, the Court shall render its written opinion approving the bonds and shall fix the time within which the petition for rehearing may be filed. The decision of the Court shall be a judicial determination of the validity of the bonds, shall be conclusive as to the Authority of the Trust, its officers and agents, and thereafter the bonds so approved and the revenues pledged to their payment shall be incontestable in any court in the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 287, § 12, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3283. Revenue bonds not debt of state or political subdivision - Statement on bonds - Tax exempt.

Revenue bonds of the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority shall not constitute a debt of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, or a pledge of the full faith and credit of the state, or of any political subdivision thereof, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the funds provided therefor. The forms of the bonds so issued shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that neither the state nor the Authority shall be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon except from the revenues of the Authority pledged to the payment of such bonds and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or any political subdivision thereof is pledged, or may hereafter be pledged, to the payment of the principal of or interest on such bonds. The bonds so issued shall be exempt from taxation by the State of Oklahoma and any political subdivision thereof, including the income therefrom, and any gain from the sale thereof.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 287, § 13, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3284. Bonds - Investment securities - Collateral security.

Bonds issued pursuant to provisions of the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Act are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public boards, agencies and instrumentalities of the state and its political subdivisions, all banks, trust companies, trust and loan associations, investment companies, and others carrying on a banking business, and all insurance companies and insurance associations, and others carrying on an insurance business, may legally and properly invest. Such bonds are also approved as collateral security for the deposit of any public funds and for the investment of trust funds.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 287, § 14, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3285. Annual report to Governor and Legislature.

The Oklahoma State University Medical Authority shall submit an annual report to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Such report shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements for financial statement audits in Section 212A of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and shall include an account of the operations and actions of the Authority and an accounting of all revenue received and disbursed by the Authority for the previous fiscal year. The report shall include an accounting of expenses related to each of the following:
1. Education and training of students of the Oklahoma State University, resident physicians and others;
2. Care and treatment of patients for whom the Authority receives any form of state or federal reimbursement; and
3. Research.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 287, § 15, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3286. Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Disbursing Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority, to be designated the "Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Disbursing Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of appropriated revenues and federal entitlements. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority for the purpose of operating the Oklahoma State University Medical Center and supporting the residency program of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 287, § 16, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 1, § 2, emerg. eff. March 9, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3288. Regulation of traffic and parking on Oklahoma State University Medical Authority property - Appointment of campus police officers and guards.

A. The Oklahoma State University Medical Authority may regulate traffic and the parking of vehicles on property used by or for the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority. Such regulations shall be in writing, and copies thereof, including amendments thereto, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, and in the office of the city clerk of the City of Tulsa. The municipal court of the City of Tulsa shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine prosecutions for violations of such regulations, which may be prosecuted and shall be punishable as violations of ordinances of the City of Tulsa. The Authority may cause to be removed, and may enter into contracts for such purpose, any vehicle parked in violation of such regulations.
B. The Authority may appoint campus police officers and guards for buildings and grounds of the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority in the same manner and with the same powers as campus police appointed by governing boards of state institutions for higher education under the provisions of Section 360.15 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and who may prevent or stop improper conduct and trespass in and upon such buildings and grounds, and make arrests and prosecute any and all persons arrested for such improper conduct and trespassing. Employees of the Authority serving as police officers shall be certified as provided for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. The Authority and the City of Tulsa may enter into a cooperative agreement to effectuate the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 287, § 18, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3289. Resident physicians of Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences - Payroll, benefits and employment status - Termination of privileges.

The Oklahoma State University Medical Authority is authorized to place resident physicians of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences on the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority payroll, and is further authorized to acquire health, life, and dental insurance for such residents. Such residents shall not be considered employees of the Authority and shall not be eligible to participate in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. This section shall not preclude the right of the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority to terminate, for cause, the practicing privileges of any resident physician within the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 287, § 19, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3293. Oklahoma State University Medical Trust Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma State University Medical Trust to be designated the "Oklahoma State University Medical Trust Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of appropriated revenues. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma State University Medical Trust.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 287, § 23, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-4001. Short title.

Sections 4002 through 4043 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act".
Added by Laws 1989, c. 346, § 1, eff. Jan 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 304, § 1, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-4003. Title and annual registration required - Vessels affected - Outboard motors affected - Sellers, traders and lessors required to be licensed.

A. 1. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 4005 and 4024 of this title, every vessel in this state, irrespective of whether used on waters of this state, is required to be titled within thirty (30) calendar days from the purchase date or from the date the owner becomes a resident of this state and annually registered under the provisions of the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act, Section 4002 et seq. of this title. The owner of any such vessel shall file an application as required by the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act with Service Oklahoma for a certificate of title, a number, and for the annual registration for such vessel on forms prescribed and furnished by Service Oklahoma.
2. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to new vessels in the inventory or stock of licensed dealers for resale which new vessels shall be subject to ad valorem taxation.
3. Said provisions shall apply to and cover all used vessels in the possession and inventory of a dealer except as provided for in Section 4036 of this title.
B. 1. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 4005 and 4024 of this title, every outboard motor in excess of ten (10) horsepower in this state, irrespective of whether used on waters of this state, is required to be titled within thirty (30) calendar days from the purchase date, or from the expiration of registration, or from the date the owner becomes a resident of this state and registered under the provisions of the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act.
The owner of any such motor shall file an application as required by the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act for a certificate of title and for an annual registration for such vessel on forms prescribed and furnished by Service Oklahoma.
2. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to new motors in the inventory or stock of licensed dealers for resale which such new motors shall be subject to ad valorem taxation.
3. Said provisions shall apply to and cover all used motors in the possession and inventory of a dealer except as provided for in Section 4036 of this title.
C. Any person engaged in the business of selling, trading, renting with option to purchase, or attempting to or negotiating sales or exchanges of interests in new or used vessels or motors, or new and used vessels or motors, or any combination thereof shall be licensed pursuant to Section 4033 of this title.
Laws 1989, c. 346, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 284, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 200, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-4003A. Electronic filing, storage, and delivery of boat and motor certificates of title.

On or before July 1, 2022, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall implement a program which will permit the electronic filing, storage, and delivery of boat and motor certificates of title and allow a lienholder to perfect, assign, and release a lien on a boat or motor in lieu of submission and maintenance of paper documents as otherwise provided in the provisions of Section 4008 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The provisions of this section shall apply to certificates of title issued and liens filed after June 30, 2022. The Tax Commission shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 179, § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-4004. Administration of act - Promulgation of rules and preparation of forms and records - Jurisdiction to enforce act and rules - Determination of factory-delivered price - Manual of procedure - Rules to comply with certain other laws.

A. It shall be the duty of Service Oklahoma, and Service Oklahoma is hereby granted authority and jurisdiction to administer the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act, Section 4002 et seq. of this title, with the aid of its licensed operators and all duly authorized peace officers of this state.
B. Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized to promulgate all necessary rules and prepare forms and records to enact and enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act.
C. All duly authorized peace officers of this state are hereby granted authority and jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of and any rules pertaining to the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act within their jurisdiction.
D. Service Oklahoma shall have the authority in cases of dispute to determine the factory-delivered price of any vessel or motor.
E. Service Oklahoma shall periodically cause to be prepared and shall distribute to each authorized licensed operator a manual of procedure containing instructions, directions and guidelines to be followed by all licensed operators in the performance of their duties regarding vessels and motors.
F. All rules promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this act shall comply with Article 1 of the Administrative Procedures Act, Section 250 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes. In addition to other filing requirements of law, such rules shall be filed with the Commissioner of Public Safety.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 346, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 284, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 201, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-4006. Utilization of licensed operators.

Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized and directed to utilize its licensed operators appointed under the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Laws in the administration of the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 346, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 282, § 202, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-4007. Confidentiality of title and registration information - Penalties - Copies of certificate of title or registration.

A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, all information contained in the certificate of title or the registration of any vessel or motor shall be confidential and privileged, subject only to disclosure to the following:
1. Any duly authorized peace officer of this state in the regular course of the peace officer's duties;
2. Any official person or body of any other state or of the United States, when required in their governmental functions;
3. Any person or firm, when Service Oklahoma is satisfied the request for information is reasonable and is related primarily to boating safety;
4. Any filer of a mechanics, storage or abandoned vessel possessory lien under the applicable provisions of Sections 91 through 200 of Title 42, Section 908 of Title 47 or Section 4217.4 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, when such information is required to fulfill the notification requirements contained therein;
5. Any vessel or motor manufacturer or an authorized representative thereof in connection with matters of vessel or motor safety and theft, vessel motor emissions, vessel or motor product alterations, recalls or advisories, performance monitoring of vessel or motor parts and dealers, vessel or motor market research activities, including survey research, and removal of non-owner records from the original owner records of vessel or motor manufacturers. The confidentiality of the information shall be protected, as set out above, and used only for the purpose stated; provided, further, that Service Oklahoma shall be authorized to review the use of and the measures employed to safeguard the information; and provided, further, that the manufacturer or representative shall bear the cost incurred by Service Oklahoma in the production of the information requested. If the confidentiality provisions, pursuant to this section, are violated, the provisions of subsection D of Section 205 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall apply and the privilege of obtaining information shall be terminated. Any manufacturer or representative violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00); and
6. Any person compiling and publishing vessel or motor statistics, provided that such statistics do not disclose the names or addresses of individuals. Such information shall be provided upon payment of a fee as determined by Service Oklahoma.
B. Service Oklahoma or a licensed operator may furnish the holder of a security interest in a specific vessel or motor upon payment of the fee specified by Section 4014 of this title, a copy or certified copy of the certificate of title or registration information for such vessel.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 346, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 284, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Laws 2004, c. 534, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 479, § 3, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 203, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-4008. Application for certificate of title - Transmittal - Issuance - Confirmation.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 4005 of this title, the owner of every vessel or motor in this state shall possess a certificate of title as proof of ownership of such vessel or motor. Application for a certificate of title, whether an original or duplicate, may be made to any licensed operator. When application is made with a licensed operator, the application information shall be transmitted either electronically or by mail to Service Oklahoma by the licensed operator. If the application information is transmitted electronically, the licensed operator shall forward the required application along with evidence of ownership, where required, by mail. Where the transmission of application information cannot be performed electronically, Service Oklahoma is authorized to provide postage-paid envelopes to licensed operators for the purpose of mailing the application along with evidence of ownership, where required. Service Oklahoma shall upon receipt of proper application information issue an Oklahoma certificate of title. Such certificates may be mailed to the applicant. Upon issuance of a certificate of title, Service Oklahoma shall provide the appropriate licensed operator with confirmation of such issuance.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 346, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 284, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 204, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-4009.1. Serial numbers for outboard motors – Rules - Penalties.

A. 1. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules specifying the location and manner in which serial numbers for outboard motors shall be affixed. In promulgating such rules, Service Oklahoma shall consider the existence of voluntary industry standards, the current state of technology and the overall process of reducing vessel and motor thefts in this state.
2. Any outboard motor manufactured on or after October 1, 1985, which is for sale in this state shall comply with the rules promulgated pursuant to this section.
3. Any person, firm or corporation which sells or offers to sell any outboard motor or outboard motor part manufactured on or after October 1, 1985, which does not comply with this subsection shall be, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), imprisonment in the county jail for a period of up to one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment.
B. 1. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly possess any outboard motor or outboard motor part upon which the serial number required by subsection A of this section has been removed, erased, defaced or otherwise altered to prevent identification.
2. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly possess, manufacture, sell or exchange, offer to sell or exchange, aid in sale or exchange, supply in blank, authorize or direct, give away, or to conspire to or attempt to commit any of the previously mentioned acts, any counterfeit manufacturer's outboard motor or outboard motor part serial number plate or decal, used for the purpose of identification of any outboard motor or outboard motor part, or to conspire or attempt to commit any of these acts.
3. Any person violating any provision of this subsection shall be, upon conviction, guilty of a felony.
C. If any serial number required by this section to identify ownership of an outboard motor or outboard motor part does not exist or has been removed, erased, defaced or otherwise altered to prevent identification, and the true identity cannot be determined, the outboard motor or outboard motor part may be seized by any peace officer in this state and shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to the procedures established for the law enforcement agency by which the seizing officer is employed. Such outboard motor or outboard motor part may not be sold or used to propel a vessel on the waters of this state unless and until Service Oklahoma issues to the outboard motor or outboard motor part a replacement identifying number which shall be affixed to the motor or part and shall thereafter be used for identification purposes of the motor or part.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 332, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 282, § 206, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.