All Roll Calls
Yes: 123 • No: 0
OklahomaSB 1562Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Hospice; specifying certain penalties; defining term. Effective date.
Sponsored By: Bill Coleman (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Hospice staffing, oversight, and privacy rules
Beginning November 1, 2026, each hospice must have an independent governing body, a qualified administrator, and a quality program with chart audits. Teams must include a licensed physician, a licensed registered nurse, and a licensed social worker or counselor. A registered nurse must coordinate patient care; clergy and volunteers may help. A certified nurse aide may be used instead of a home health aide. Hospices must keep current records and note why care ends. Care and inspection information is confidential and may be shared only with written consent.
Tighter hospice contracting and billing rules
Beginning November 1, 2026, hospices must coordinate care with your attending doctor and local services. They may contract for help, but the hospice must give most services directly and keep overall responsibility for your plan. The hospice team must coordinate hospital and home care. Hospices cannot charge twice for the same service. They also cannot contract with a provider that had a conditional license in the last 18 months.
Stronger hospice care standards and rights
Beginning November 1, 2026, hospice care must be available 24/7 and include skilled symptom control. Hospices must support families with a bereavement program, and treat the patient and family as the unit of care. Care must stay continuous through bereavement, and staff cannot force any beliefs on you. Admission requires an Oklahoma-licensed physician’s order plus the patient and family’s expressed request and informed consent. Admission rules must reflect the family’s need, the attending doctor’s role, and the patient’s diagnosis and prognosis.
Ban on hospice patient solicitation
Beginning November 1, 2026, hospices and their agents may not knowingly solicit patients or pay for patient recruitment. Contacting facility residents to pull them from another hospice counts as solicitation. Breaking this law is a misdemeanor with a $500 to $2,000 fine. The Health Department can also fine administratively and ask a court to stop violations. Hospices may advertise if ads are not false or misleading, and any marketing payments are set in advance, at fair market value, and not based on referrals. Insurers and HMOs acting as the plan payor are exempt under a health plan.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Bill Coleman
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Cynthia Roe
Republican • House
John Waldron
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/6/2026
Top_of_Page
Yes: 87 • No: 0
House vote • 4/15/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 12 • No: 0
House vote • 4/15/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 12 • No: 0
House vote • 4/8/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 6 • No: 0
House vote • 4/8/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 6 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/16/2026
THIRD READING
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/9/2026
Top_of_Page
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
5/13/2026SenateSent to Governor
5/6/2026SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/6/2026HouseEnrolled, to House
5/6/2026SenateReferred for enrollment
5/6/2026SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/6/2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0
5/6/2026HouseGeneral Order
5/6/2026HouseCR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
4/16/2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Waldron
4/8/2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health
4/8/2026HouseReferred to Public Health
3/31/2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
3/31/2026HouseFirst Reading
2/17/2026HouseEngrossed to House
2/17/2026SenateReferred for engrossment
2/16/2026SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0
2/16/2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
2/16/2026SenatePlaced on General Order
2/11/2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Roe (principal House author)
2/10/2026SenateReported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
2/9/2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services
2/3/2026SenateAuthored by Senator Coleman
2/2/2026SenateFirst Reading
2/2/2026Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/6/2026
Floor (House)
4/20/2026
House Committee Report
4/16/2026
House Policy Committee Report
4/8/2026
Engrossed
2/17/2026
Floor (Senate)
2/10/2026
Senate Committee Report
2/9/2026
Introduced
1/12/2026
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