Bill Text For SB0193 - Introduced

 1|                          STATE OF OKLAHOMA                            |
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 2|             1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)                |
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 3|SENATE BILL 193                      By: Bullard                       |
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 7|       An Act relating to the state Medicaid program;                  |
  |       directing certain program delivery model; requiring             |
 8|       certain transition, contracts, and reimbursement;               |
  |       directing termination of specified contracts;                   |
 9|       providing certain construction; requiring the                   |
  |       Oklahoma Health Care Authority to seek certain                  |
10|       federal approval; directing promulgation of rules;              |
  |       repealing 56 O.S. 2021, Section 4002.1, which relates           |
11|       to the state Medicaid program; repealing 56 O.S.                |
  |       2021, Sections 4002.2, 4002.4, 4002.6, 4002.7, and              |
12|       4002.12, as last amended by Sections 1, 4, 5, 6, and            |
  |       7, Chapter 448, O.S.L. 2024 (56 O.S. Supp. 2024,                |
13|       Sections 4002.2, 4002.4, 4002.6, 4002.7, and                    |
  |       4002.12), which relate to the state Medicaid program;           |
14|       repealing 56 O.S. 2021, Section 4002.2, as last                 |
  |       amended by Section 1, Chapter 206, O.S.L. 2024 (56              |
15|       O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 4002.2), which relates to              |
  |       the state Medicaid program; repealing 56 O.S. 2021,             |
16|       Section 4002.5, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter           |
  |       243, O.S.L. 2023 (56 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section                   |
17|       4002.5), which relates to the state Medicaid program;           |
  |       repealing 56 O.S. 2021, Sections 4002.8, 4002.10,               |
18|       4002.11, and 4002.13, as amended by Sections 12, 13,            |
  |       14, and 18, Chapter 395, O.S.L. 2022 (56 O.S. Supp.             |
19|       2024, Sections 4002.8, 4002.10, 4002.11, and                    |
  |       4002.13), which relate to the state Medicaid program;           |
20|       repealing 56 O.S. 2021, Section 4002.15, as amended             |
  |       by Section 20, Chapter 395, O.S.L. 2022, and as                 |
21|       renumbered by Section 24, Chapter 395, O.S.L. 2022              |
  |       (56 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 4002.15), which relates            |
22|       to the state Medicaid program; repealing Sections 1,            |
  |       5, 6, 8, 16, 17, and 19, Chapter 395, O.S.L. 2022 (56           |
23|       O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 4002.1a, 4002.3c, 4002.3d,            |
  |       4002.4a, 4002.12a, 4002.12b, and 4002.14), which                |
24|       relate to the state Medicaid program; repealing                 |
  |       Sections 3 and 4, Chapter 395, O.S.L. 2022, as                  |
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 1|       amended by Sections 2 and 3, Chapter 448, O.S.L. 2024           |
  |       (56 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 4002.3a and 4002.3b),             |
 2|       which relate to the state Medicaid program; providing           |
  |       for codification; and providing an effective date.              |
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 6|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:                  |
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 7|    SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified     |
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 8|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4002 of Title 56, unless there     |
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 9|is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:               |
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10|    A.  Upon receipt of federal approval as described in subsection    |
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11|C of this section, the state Medicaid program shall return to a        |
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12|fee-for-service delivery model.  The Oklahoma Health Care Authority    |
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13|shall transition all Medicaid members covered by a contracted entity   |
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14|to direct coverage by the Authority, shall enter into such contracts   |
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15|with health care providers as are necessary to ensure network          |
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16|adequacy as required by federal regulation, and shall directly         |
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17|reimburse such providers.  Upon completion of such transition and      |
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18|execution of contracts, the Authority shall terminate its contracts    |
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19|with all contracted entities.                                          |
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20|    B.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the     |
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21|Authority from implementing value-based payment arrangements with      |
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22|Medicaid providers through direct contractual agreements.              |
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23|    C.  The Authority shall seek any federal approval necessary to     |
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24|implement the provisions of this section.                              |
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 1|    D.  The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall promulgate      |
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 2|rules to implement the provisions of this section.                     |
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 3|    SECTION 2.     REPEALER     56 O.S. 2021, Section 4002.1, is       |
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 4|hereby repealed.                                                       |
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 5|    SECTION 3.     REPEALER     56 O.S. 2021, Sections 4002.2,         |
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 6|4002.4, 4002.6, 4002.7, and 4002.12, as last amended by Sections 1,    |
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 7|4, 5, 6, and 7, Chapter 448, O.S.L. 2024 (56 O.S. Supp. 2024,          |
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 8|Sections 4002.2, 4002.4, 4002.6, 4002.7, and 4002.12), are hereby      |
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 9|repealed.                                                              |
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10|    SECTION 4.     REPEALER     56 O.S. 2021, Section 4002.2, as       |
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11|last amended by Section 1, Chapter 206, O.S.L. 2024 (56 O.S. Supp.     |
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12|2024, Section 4002.2), is hereby repealed.                             |
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13|    SECTION 5.     REPEALER     56 O.S. 2021, Section 4002.5, as       |
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14|last amended by Section 1, Chapter 243, O.S.L. 2023 (56 O.S. Supp.     |
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15|2024, Section 4002.5), is hereby repealed.                             |
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16|    SECTION 6.     REPEALER     56 O.S. 2021, Sections 4002.8,         |
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17|4002.10, 4002.11, and 4002.13, as amended by Sections 12, 13, 14,      |
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18|and 18, Chapter 395, O.S.L. 2022 (56 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections         |
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19|4002.8, 4002.10, 4002.11, and 4002.13), are hereby repealed.           |
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20|    SECTION 7.     REPEALER     56 O.S. 2021, Section 4002.15, as      |
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21|amended by Section 20, Chapter 395, O.S.L. 2022, and as renumbered     |
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22|by Section 24, Chapter 395, O.S.L. 2022 (56 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section   |
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23|4002.15), is hereby repealed.                                          |
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 1|    SECTION 8.     REPEALER     Sections 1, 5, 6, 8, 16, 17, and 19,   |
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 2|Chapter 395, O.S.L. 2022 (56 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 4002.1a,        |
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 3|4002.3c, 4002.3d, 4002.4a, 4002.12a, 4002.12b, and 4002.14), are       |
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 4|hereby repealed.                                                       |
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 5|    SECTION 9.     REPEALER     Sections 3 and 4, Chapter 395,         |
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 6|O.S.L. 2022, as amended by Sections 2 and 3, Chapter 448, O.S.L.       |
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 7|2024 (56 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 4002.3a and 4002.3b), are hereby    |
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 8|repealed.                                                              |
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 9|    SECTION 10.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.     |
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11|    60-1-707       DC        12/31/2024 9:21:54 AM                     |
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