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|BILL NO. 3449 By: Boatman, Provenzano, |
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7| An Act relating to mental health workforce |
| development; amending Section 1, Chapter 112, O.S.L. |
8| 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 3278.1), which |
| relates to Oklahoma State University Medical |
9| Authority Behavioral Health Workforce Development |
| Fund; creating a revolving fund for the University |
10| Hospitals Authority and Trust; providing purpose of |
| pilot program; and declaring an emergency. |
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13|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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14| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 112, O.S.L. |
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15|2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 3278.1), is amended to read as |
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16|follows: |
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17| Section 3278.1 A. There is hereby created in the State |
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18|Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma State University Medical |
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19|Authority to be designated the "Oklahoma State University Medical |
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20|Authority Behavioral Health Workforce Development Fund". The fund |
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21|shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, |
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22|and shall consist of appropriated revenues and private endowments. |
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23|All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby |
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24|appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma State |
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1|University Medical Authority for the purpose of designing and |
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2|implementing a pilot program at behavioral health facilities, the |
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3|purpose of which is to provide for behavioral health workforce |
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4|development and access to behavioral health professionals as |
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5|provided by law. The purpose of the pilot program includes, but is |
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6|not limited to, bed conversion and new beds; renovations at |
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7|behavioral health facilities to accommodate new licensed acute or |
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8|residential treatment beds; reallocation of beds from adult acute to |
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9|child/adolescent acute beds; relocation assistance for licensed |
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10|behavioral health staff currently living out of state; upskilling |
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11|existing behavioral health workforce; adding new psychiatric |
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12|residents psychiatric and psychological residencies, internships and |
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13|post-doctoral training programs; providing social work scholarships; |
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14|providing mental health nursing scholarships; creating one-time |
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15|private-sector workforce innovation grants; providing licensure |
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16|preparation assistance; and creating a behavioral health trauma fund |
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17|for intensive home and community-based services. Expenditures from |
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18|the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer |
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19|against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the |
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20|Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and |
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21|payment. |
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22| B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving |
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23|fund for the University Hospitals Authority and Trust to be |
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24|designated the "University Hospitals Authority and Trust Behavioral |
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1|Health Workforce Development Fund". The fund shall be a continuing |
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2|fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of |
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3|appropriated revenues and private endowments. All monies accruing |
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4|to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be |
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5|budgeted and expended by the University Hospitals Authority and |
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6|Trust for the purpose of designing and implementing a pilot program |
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7|at behavioral health facilities, the purpose of which is to provide |
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8|for behavioral health workforce development and access to behavioral |
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9|health professionals as provided by law. The purpose of the pilot |
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10|program includes, but is not limited to, bed conversion and new |
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11|beds; renovations at behavioral health facilities to accommodate new |
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12|licensed acute or residential treatment beds; reallocation of beds |
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13|from adult acute to child/adolescent acute beds; relocation |
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14|assistance for licensed behavioral health staff currently living out |
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15|of state; upskilling existing behavioral health workforce; adding |
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16|new psychiatric and psychological residencies, internships and |
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17|post-doctoral training programs; providing social work scholarships; |
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18|providing mental health nursing scholarships; creating one-time |
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19|private-sector workforce innovation grants; providing licensure |
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20|preparation assistance; and creating a behavioral health trauma fund |
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21|for intensive home and community-based services. Expenditures from |
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22|the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer |
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23|against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the |
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1|Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and |
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2|payment. |
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3| B. C. The Oklahoma State University Medical Authority and the |
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4|University Hospitals Authority and Trust shall prepare a report for |
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5|the Legislature on the results of the first year of funding, |
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6|including the number of professionals retained and recruited, and |
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7|the expected benefits of the program. The report shall be delivered |
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8|to relevant health care committee and appropriations subcommittee |
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9|chairs following the first full year of implementation. |
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10| SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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11|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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12|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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13|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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14| Passed the House of Representatives the 4th day of March, 2024. |
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19| Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024. |
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