Bill Text For HB1772 - Introduced

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 2|             1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)                |
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 3|HOUSE BILL 1772                      By: Moore                         |
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 6|                            AS INTRODUCED                              |
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 7|       An Act relating to Medicaid; amending 63 O.S. 2021,             |
  |       Section 5060, which relates to out-of-state medical             |
 8|       providers; defining a term; and providing an                    |
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12|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:                  |
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13|    SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     63 O.S. 2021, Section 5060, is       |
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14|amended to read as follows:                                            |
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15|    Section 5060.  A.  Where practicable and in accordance with        |
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16|state and federal law, the state Medicaid program shall not contract   |
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17|with an out-of-state medical provider for treatment that is            |
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18|available from one or more providers licensed and practicing in the    |
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19|State of Oklahoma.  For the purposes of this section, "treatment"      |
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20|shall refer to services that require the physical presence of the      |
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21|patient and the direct care of a medical provider.  Services that      |
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22|are conducted remotely, including laboratory analysis or diagnostic    |
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23|processing, shall not be considered "treatment" under this section.    |
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 1|    B.  The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall seek any federal      |
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 2|approval necessary to implement the provisions of this section.        |
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 3|    SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.      |
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 5|    60-1-11436     TJ     12/20/24                                     |
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