Funding and Administration (23/24)

HB1688

Paraphrase: HB1688, by Rep. Marcus McEntire, R-Duncan and Sen. John Haste, R-Broken Arrow, defines the term the "Oklahoma Health Care Transparency Initiative" to mean an initiative to create a database including ongoing all-payer claims database projects that receive and store data from a submitting entity relating to medical, dental, pharmaceutical, and other insurance claims information, unique identifiers, and geographic and demographic information for covered individuals and provider files. The bill requires the initiative to be administered by the state-designated health information exchange.

Effective Date: 11/01/2023    Emergency: No    Title: Off

Current Status: S General Order    Status Date: 04/12/2023

HB2330

Paraphrase: HB2330, by Rep. Jeff Boatman, R-Tulsa and Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, repeals the Long-Term Care Certificate of Need Act and the Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Facility Certificate of Need Act.

Effective Date: 11/01/2023    Emergency: Yes    Title: On

Current Status: S General Order    Status Date: 04/11/2024

HB2864

Paraphrase: HB2864, by Rep. Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston and Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, creates the Mental Health Transport Revolving Fund. It permits all monies accruing to the credit of the fund to be budgeted and expended by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to carry out provisions related to the transport of individuals in need of initial mental health assessment, emergency detention or protective custody. It requires the department an entity contracted by the department to be responsible for any subsequent transportation of such individual pending completion of the initial assessment, emergency detention, protective custody or inpatient services.

Effective Date: 11/01/2023    Emergency: No    Title: Off

Current Status: S General Order    Status Date: 04/12/2023

HB2956

Paraphrase: HB2956, by Rep. Gerrid Kendrix, R-Altus and Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, extends the sunset date of the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision to July 1, 2025, from July 1, 2024.

Effective Date: / /    Emergency: No    Title: On

Current Status: S Engrossed    Status Date: 04/11/2024

HB2958

Paraphrase: HB2958, by Rep. Gerrid Kendrix, R-Altus and Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, removes the Board of Osteopathic Examiners from the Oklahoma Sunset Law.

Effective Date: / /    Emergency: No    Title: On

Current Status: S General Order    Status Date: 03/27/2024

HB3035

Paraphrase: HB3035, by Rep. Preston Stinson, R-Edmond and Sen. Jessica Garvin, R-Duncan, modifies terms related to the issuance of licenses under the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act. It clarifies language related to investigations. The bill applies the authority of the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision to revoke, suspend or take other disciplinary action against a physician or surgeon's license to physicians or surgeons in inactive status. The bill removes language that requires the executive director of the board to suspend the license immediately upon notification that the licensee has defaulted from the Allied Professional Peer Assistance Program and to assign a hearing date for the matter to be presented to the board.

Effective Date: 11/01/2024    Emergency: No    Title: On

Current Status: S General Order    Status Date: 04/04/2024

SB1296

Paraphrase: SB1296, by Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City and Rep. Carl Newton, R-Woodward, decreases the membership of the Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board from 22 to 18 members.

Effective Date: 07/01/2024    Emergency: Yes    Title: On

Current Status: H General Order    Status Date: 04/10/2024

SB1344

Paraphrase: SB1344, by Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City and Rep. Josh West, R-Grove, requires the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the State Department of Health, and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to collaborate to seek funding opportunities for educational and health care services related to nonopioid alternatives and assist, upon request, political subdivisions that receive opioid grant awards under the Political Subdivisions Opioid Abatement Grants Act with the development and implementation of educational and health care services related to nonopioid alternatives. The bill requires the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, in establishing and maintaining the formulary for the state Medicaid program, to ensure that no nonopioid drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain will be disadvantaged or discouraged by either the authority or a contracted entity with respect to coverage on the formulary relative to any opioid or narcotic drug for the treatment or management of pain. The bill provides that impermissible disadvantaging or discouragement includes, but is not limited to designating any such nonopioid drug as a nonpreferred drug if any opioid or narcotic drug is designated as a preferred drug or establishing more restrictive or more extensive utilization controls including, but not limited to, more restrictive or more extensive prior authorization or step therapy requirements, for nonopioid drug than the least restrictive or extensive utilization controls applicable to any such opioid or narcotic drug. It provides that the bill will apply to a nonopioid drug immediately upon its approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain, regardless of whether such drug has been reviewed by the authority or the Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board for inclusion on the formulary. The bill modifies the definition of the terms "approved purpose" and "approved purposes" within the Political Subdivisions Opioid Abatement Grants Act to include providing educational and health care services related to nonopioid treatment alternatives.

Effective Date: 11/01/2024    Emergency: No    Title: On

Current Status: Sent to Governor    Status Date: 04/18/2024

SB1453

Paraphrase: SB1453, by Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City and Rep. Carl Newton, R-Woodward, amends the Political Subdivisions Opioid Abatement Grants Act. The bill modifies the definition of the term "approved purpose" to include any approved uses as authorized by opioid-related settlement agreements in which the State of Oklahoma is a litigant or participant. It modifies the definition of the terms "political subdivision" and "political subdivisions" to include the board of regents or board of trustees of an institution of higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. It removes the reference to interest received from the Revive Oklahoma Health Foundation from the definition of the term "Purdue Political Subdivision Fund." It permits the Office of the Attorney General to withhold not more than 5.0 percent of the funds received by the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Revolving Fund for the staff and administrative support, to the extent allowed by any settlement or judgment relating to opioid litigation involving pharmaceutical supply chain participants. It also permits the funds to be used to research and evaluate the effectiveness of grants disbursed by the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board.

Effective Date: 11/01/2024    Emergency: No    Title: On

Current Status: H General Order    Status Date: 04/09/2024

SB1716

Paraphrase: SB1716, by Sen. Todd Gollihare, R-Kellyville and Rep. Chris Kannady, R-Oklahoma City, requires a professional licensing board to keep confidential all records of any mental health diagnosis, counseling, or treatment of a licensee retained by the licensing board. It provides exemptions.

Effective Date: 11/01/2024    Emergency: No    Title: On

Current Status: Governor Action - Signed    Status Date: 04/19/2024

SB1806

Paraphrase: SB1806, by Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City and Rep. Jeff Boatman, R-Tulsa, requires the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to have the power and duty to coordinate and oversee the distribution of emergency opioid antagonists by state agencies.

Effective Date: 11/01/2024    Emergency: No    Title: On

Current Status: H Committee - Do Pass    Status Date: 03/27/2024

SB1862

Paraphrase: SB1862, by Sen. John Haste, R-Broken Arrow and Rep. Marcus McEntire, R-Duncan, transfers the duty of transportation of persons for mental health services to the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

Effective Date: 11/01/2024    Emergency: No    Title: On

Current Status: Sent to Governor    Status Date: 04/18/2024