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Paraphrase: HB1712, by Rep. T.J. Marti, R-Broken Arrow and Sen. Jessica Garvin, R-Duncan, prohibits any state, federal, or other corporate organization with a health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, or other network of providers may impede a beneficiary from receiving medical equipment and supplies that are prescribed by their physician. Effective Date: 07/01/2023 Emergency: Yes Title: On Current Status: S Engrossed Status Date: 03/19/2024 CITATIONS
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Paraphrase: HB1713, by Rep. T.J. Marti, R-Broken Arrow and Sen. Jessica Garvin, R-Duncan, requires pharmaceutical drug plans and pharmacy benefit managers to authorize, approve or pay for covered physician-administered drugs to covered persons, prohibits these groups from forcing a patient to self-administer when it is not suggested by their physician, requires all white-bagged drugs shall meet supply chain security controls set forth by the Federal Drug Supply Chain Security Act, prohibits these groups from requiring patients to pay additional fees beyond cost-sharing obligations as outlined in the individual's plan. The bill sets the fine for a violation of the act at $5,000. Effective Date: 11/01/2023 Emergency: No Title: On Current Status: S General Order Status Date: 04/11/2024 CITATIONS
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Paraphrase: HB1796, by Rep. Mike Osburn, R-Edmond and Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, authorizes the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to enter into agreements to serve as a vendor with public sector employers wishing to offer employment assistance programs or services to its employees. Effective Date: 11/01/2023 Emergency: No Title: On Current Status: Governor Action - Veto Status Date: 05/01/2023 CITATIONS
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Paraphrase: HB1960, by Rep. Charles McCall, R-Atoka and Sen. Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, repeals language related to the Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Facility Certificate of Need Act. Effective Date: 11/01/2023 Emergency: No Title: On Current Status: S General Order Status Date: 04/07/2023 CITATIONS
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Paraphrase: HB2741, by Rep. Collin Duel, R-Guthrie and Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, creates the Oklahoma Elder Exploitation and Abuse Act. The bill establishes the purpose of the act. It establishes legislative intent. The bill defines applicable terms. The bill establishes procedures for bringing a claim for elder neglect, exploitation, or abuse. The bill permits the district court in which a claim authorized in this act is filed to, upon proper application, issue a restraining order or other injunctive relief to prohibit any further violation of this act, regardless of the existence of any other remedy at law and in addition thereto. It provides, subject to a specific court order, the physician-patient privilege nor spousal privilege will be grounds for excluding evidence regarding the neglect, exploitation, or abuse of a vulnerable adult or the cause thereof in any judicial proceeding arising under the act. Effective Date: 11/01/2023 Emergency: No Title: Off Current Status: S General Order Status Date: 04/09/2024 CITATIONS
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Paraphrase: HB3369, by Rep. Marcus McEntire, R-Duncan and Sen. Jessica Garvin, R-Duncan, modifies provisions of the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act. Effective Date: 11/01/2024 Emergency: No Title: On Current Status: S General Order Status Date: 04/02/2024 CITATIONS
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Paraphrase: HB3449, by Rep. Jeff Boatman, R-Tulsa and Sen. John Haste, R-Broken Arrow, creates in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the University Hospitals Authority and Trust to be designated the University Hospitals Authority and Trust Behavioral Health Workforce Development Fund. It allows all monies accruing to the credit of the fund to be budgeted and expended by the University Hospitals Authority and Trust 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. Effective Date: / / Emergency: Yes Title: Off Current Status: S General Order Status Date: 04/18/2024 CITATIONS
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Paraphrase: HB3451, by Rep. Jeff Boatman, R-Tulsa and Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, expands upon the definition of "person requiring treatment" to include an individual who is in a condition of severe deterioration that is continuing, as has been observed within the previous 72-hour period who without immediate intervention poses a risk of harm to one's self, others, or property. It authorizes a person's verifiable relevant past history to be considered and possibly used as part of the evidence to determine whether the person is a person requiring treatment. Effective Date: 11/01/2024 Emergency: No Title: On Current Status: Sent to Governor Status Date: 04/18/2024 CITATIONS
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Paraphrase: HB3556, by Rep. Gerrid Kendrix, R-Altus, allows all health care providers as defined by the rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board and who are licensed by and located in Oklahoma to report data to and utilize the state-designated entity. Effective Date: 11/01/2024 Emergency: No Title: On Current Status: S General Order Status Date: 04/11/2024 CITATIONS
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Paraphrase: HB3671, by Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond and Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, requires Service Oklahoma to permit a driver license or state identification card holder to voluntarily designate on the holder's driver license or identification card that the person has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by a licensed primary care physician, licensed psychologist, or licensed psychiatrist. It requires the designation to be used by a law enforcement officer or an emergency medical professional to identify and effectively communicate with a person who has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder and shall not be used for any other purpose by any other person. It requires Service Oklahoma to establish and maintain an automated statewide registry accessible by law enforcement officers for the purposes of identifying and effectively communicating with a person who has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by a licensed primary care physician, licensed psychologist, or licensed psychiatrist. It requires Service Oklahoma to develop a standardized autism diagnosis form that provides a diagnosing or treating licensed primary care physician, licensed psychologist, or a licensed psychiatrist to certify that an individual has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The Department of Public Safety, in consultation with Service Oklahoma, the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, and the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, shall develop a program to assist and train law enforcement officers to identify and effectively communicate with a person who has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by a licensed primary care physician, licensed psychologist, or licensed psychiatrist. It requires the Department of Public Safety, in consultation with Service Oklahoma, the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, and the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, to develop a program to assist and train law enforcement officers to identify and effectively communicate with a person who has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by a licensed primary care physician, licensed psychologist, or licensed psychiatrist. Effective Date: 11/01/2024 Emergency: No Title: On Current Status: Sent to Governor Status Date: 04/17/2024 CITATIONS
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Paraphrase: HB3766, by Rep. Josh Cantrell, R-Kingston and Sen. Chris Kidd, R-Waurika, repeals statutory language related to counties responsibilities for the medical care of indigent persons. Effective Date: 11/01/2024 Emergency: No Title: Off Current Status: S General Order Status Date: 04/11/2024 CITATIONS
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Paraphrase: SB0217, by Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, requires a licensed practitioner, prior to the prescription of any psychotropic drug to a patient, to offer to administer a pharmacogenomic test to the patient for the purpose of guiding the decisions of the licensed practitioner with respect to how the patient’s genes may react to certain medications. Effective Date: 11/01/2024 Emergency: No Title: On Current Status: H Committee - Do Pass Status Date: 04/10/2024 CITATIONS
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Paraphrase: SB0547, by Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond and Rep. Josh West, R-Grove, charges the Oklahoma Attorney General with representing and protecting the collective interests of military veterans in the state in the enforcement of all applicable federal benefits and programs for eligible veterans and their dependents before federal agencies including but not limited to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Benefits Administration, or in any federal courts to recover illegally withheld or denied benefits and breaches of trust in the administration of the funds. Effective Date: 11/01/2023 Emergency: No Title: On Current Status: H General Order Status Date: 04/04/2023 CITATIONS
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Paraphrase: SB1419, by Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City and Rep. Jeff Boatman, R-Tulsa, directs the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) to establish a program under which a family member of a Medicaid enrollee may be certified as an Advanced Unlicensed Assistant by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing and, after receiving such certification may, under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse, provide Advanced Unlicensed Assistant services to the enrollee through a licensed home care agency under the reimbursement rates established by statute, provided that the enrollee qualifies for such services under the state Medicaid program. It requires the program require the family member to complete all the training, testing, and other qualification criteria required under state and federal law for certification as an Advanced Unlicensed Assistant in a home setting including, but not limited to, qualification criteria established under the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act. It requires the skilled tasks performed by an Advanced Unlicensed Assistant in a home setting be subject to the scope of practice established by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing for Advanced Unlicensed Assistants in a home setting. It also requires a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse to conduct all home visits required by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority at the enrollee's home. It requires Advanced Unlicensed Assistant services provided by a family member of a Medicaid enrollee who becomes certified as an Advanced Unlicensed Assistant under the program to be reimbursed to a home care agency at a rate established by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. It requires OHCA and the Oklahoma Board of Nursing to coordinate and share information as necessary to implement the bill. It requires OHCA and the Oklahoma Board of Nursing to promulgate necessary rules. It requires the Administrator of the Authority to apply for such state plan amendments or waivers as may be necessary and to secure federal financial participation for state Medicaid expenditures under the federal Medicaid program. It requires part of the prescribed curricula in a state-approved education program to allow a portion, as determined by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing, of the prescribed curricula for applicants seeking certification to provide Advanced Unlicensed Assistant services in home settings to be completed through training provided by home care agencies or other appropriate entities approved by the board. Effective Date: 07/01/2024 Emergency: Yes Title: Off Current Status: H General Order Status Date: 04/11/2024 CITATIONS
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Paraphrase: SB1457, by Sen. Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City and Rep. Chris Kannady, R-Oklahoma City, makes a mental injury illness compensable under workers compensation insurance for a law enforcement officer, paid or volunteer firefighter, or emergency medical technician employed on a full-time basis by a municipality, county, or the, or a voluntary firefighter - collectively known as first responders -- who suffers post-traumatic stress disorder while responding to an emergency. It requires the first responder be entitled to receive compensation which is the greater of the weekly benefit provided for in a collective bargaining agreement or according to the policy of the employer, or 70 percent of the injured employee's average weekly wage not to exceed the state average weekly wage, if the treating physician is of the opinion that the first responder is temporarily unable to perform his or her job or any alternative work offered by the employer. It permits the employer to elect to exercise the temporary pension benefit if the employee has a temporary pension benefit available at no additional cost to the employee and the benefit is equal to or greater than the temporary award in this system. It prohibits disability benefits from extending beyond 52 weeks. It requires a first responder who receives benefits for a mental injury or illness not accompanied by a physical injury who, after reaching maximum medical improvement, is unable to perform the essential functions of his or her employment position and who is not eligible to receive a disability retirement through his or her pension or retirement system to be eligible to be awarded permanent disability benefits not to exceed $50,000. The bill requires, in the event that the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission finds that a first responder has suffered post-traumatic stress disorder not accompanied by a physical injury, that the employer provide reasonable and necessary medical treatment for such injury, subject to the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission's Fee Schedule, for a period not longer than one year. It provides the employer will not be responsible for medical treatment in the form of prescription medicine in excess of $10,000. The bill requires the employer to pay to maintain health insurance coverage for the first responder, if such health insurance was in effect on the date of the injury, during any period in which a first responder is temporarily unable to perform his or her job. It requires claim payments for volunteer firefighters be paid pursuant to the Volunteer Firefighter Group Insurance Pool. The bill defines applicable terms. Effective Date: 01/01/2025 Emergency: No Title: Off Current Status: H General Order Status Date: 04/04/2024 CITATIONS
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Paraphrase: SB1931, by Sen. Chris Kidd, R-Waurika and Rep. Josh Cantrell, R-Kingston, repeals language related to the county care of indigent persons. Effective Date: 11/01/2024 Emergency: No Title: On Current Status: H General Order Status Date: 04/15/2024 CITATIONS
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