Title 56 — Title 56 — Poor Persons
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56 O.S. § 189a Board of county commissioners to furnish adequate
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quarters - Construction or rental agreements - Lease or lease- purchase of private space and facilities. A. 1. The board of county commissioners in each county shall furnish quarters for the local units of the Department of Human Services. Such quarters shall be located in the co…
56 O.S. § 189b Partial invalidity
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The provisions of this act are severable, and if any section, paragraph, sentence or provision hereof be held to be void by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of the court shall not effect the validity of this act as a whole, or any part thereof, other than the por…
56 O.S. § 190 Payment of checks or vouchers to recipients of assistance
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relief or welfare, upon death of the beneficiary after issuance. Whenever any qualified recipient or beneficiary of old-age assistance, aid to the blind, or aid to the permanently and totally disabled, or of other relief or welfare, under the laws of the State of Oklahoma, shall …
56 O.S. § 191 Contents of affidavit
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Such affidavit filed by one of the next of kin or next friend shall state the name of the recipient, the date of his death, and the amount and number of such assistance checks or vouchers. Added by Laws 1937, p. 8, § 2, emerg. eff. May 22, 1937. Amended by Laws 1961, p. 438, § 2.
56 O.S. § 192 Exemption from costs in guardianship cases
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No costs shall be charged whatsoever either by the court clerk or by the county judge of the district court in cases involving the guardianship of persons who are applicants for, or who are receiving Social Security benefits or assistance or veterans disability compensation or pe…
56 O.S. § 193 Release of liens - Filing
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The Director of the State Department of Public Welfare is hereby authorized to execute a written release, in such form as may be required to meet the recording laws of the State of Oklahoma, of any liens now held or which may be obtained, as provided by law, when such liens have …
56 O.S. § 194 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 210, § 6, operative July 1
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1982.
56 O.S. § 195 Increase of grants
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The Oklahoma Department of Public Welfare is hereby authorized and directed, subject to the approval of the Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission, to increase grants in the old-age assistance category, aid to blind category, and aid to permanently and totally disabled category when,…
56 O.S. § 196 Repealed by Laws 1985, c. 178, § 81, operative July 1
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1985.
56 O.S. § 197.1 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 210, § 6, operative July 1
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1982.
56 O.S. § 197.2 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 210, § 6, operative July 1
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1982.
56 O.S. § 197.3 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 210, § 6, operative July 1
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1982.
56 O.S. § 198.1 Repealed by Laws 1980, c. 68, § 1, emerg. eff. April 10
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1980.
56 O.S. § 198.10 Increase in assistance payments
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The Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission shall cause, at as early a date as practicable and not later than April 1, 1976, the Schedule of Standard Money Payments for Assistance Plans in the categories of needy aged persons, aid to families with dependent children, needy blind perso…
56 O.S. § 198.11 Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and
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Support Services (Oklahoma CD-PASS) Act – Purposes – Legislative findings. A. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services (Oklahoma CD-PASS) Act”. B. The purposes of the Oklahoma Consumer…
56 O.S. § 198.11a Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and
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Support Services (Oklahoma CD-PASS) Act – Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program – Services included – Duties of Aging Services Division. A. The Aging Services Division within the Department of Human Services, upon the approval o…
56 O.S. § 198.11b Public policy - Strategic Planning Committee on the
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Olmstead Decision. A. It is the public policy of the State of Oklahoma to: 1. Recognize and support individuals with disabilities by treating them with dignity and respect as productive members of our society in Oklahoma; 2. Acknowledge their contributions as productive and indep…
56 O.S. § 198.11c Short title - Opportunities for Independent Living Act
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- Legislative findings and intent - Pilot program - Duties of Authority. A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Opportunities for Independent Living Act". B. The Legislature finds that: 1. In the landmark Olmstead v. L.C. decision, the Supreme Court interpreted Title…
56 O.S. § 198.12 Short title
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This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Self- Directed Care Act”. Added by Laws 2005, c. 434, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005.
56 O.S. § 198.13 Legislative findings and intent
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The Legislature finds that it recognizes the need to nurture the autonomy of citizens of this state who have disabilities by providing home- and community-based care services in the least restrictive and most appropriate setting possible. The Legislature hereby intends to provide…
56 O.S. § 198.14 Definitions
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As used in the Oklahoma Self-Directed Care Act: 1. “Ancillary services” means services in addition to basic services provided to a consumer and includes the following: a. housekeeping chores which are incidental to the basic services furnished, or which are essential to the healt…
56 O.S. § 198.15 Self-Directed Care Option
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A. 1. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority and the Department of Human Services, hereinafter referred to as the Authority and the Department, respectively, are hereby directed to operate the Self- Directed Care Option for the citizens of the state who have disabilities and are curr…
56 O.S. § 198.16 Implementation - Requirements - Feasibility of
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expansion - Review. A. In order to implement the Oklahoma Self-Directed Care Act: 1. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board and the Commission for Human Services are hereby authorized to promulgate rules necessary to enact the provisions of this act; 2. The Oklahoma Health Care…
56 O.S. § 198.17 Nursing home prescreening process - Rules
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A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, in cooperation with community stakeholders, shall develop a prescreening process to be utilized prior to an individual being admitted to a nur…
56 O.S. § 198.2 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 210, § 6, operative July 1
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1982.
56 O.S. § 198.3 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 210, § 6, operative July 1
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1982.
56 O.S. § 198.4 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 210, § 6, operative July 1
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1982.
56 O.S. § 198.5 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 210, § 6, operative July 1
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1982.
56 O.S. § 198.6 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 210, § 6, operative July 1
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1982.
56 O.S. § 198.7 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 210, § 6, operative July 1
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1982.
56 O.S. § 198.8 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 210, § 6, operative July 1
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1982.
56 O.S. § 198.9 Increase in assistance payments
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The Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission shall cause, at as early a date as practicable and not later than April 1, 1975, the Schedule of Standard Money Payments for Assistance Plans in the categories of needy aged persons, aid to families with dependent children, needy blind perso…
56 O.S. § 199 Visual or optometric services - Free choice of
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practitioner and profession. Whenever visual or optometric services within the lawful scope of practice of a duly licensed optometrist are included in any program financed with public funds or administered by any public agency, for aid to the indigent, the aged, the legally blind…
56 O.S. § 199.1 Powers and duties
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A. The Commission for Rehabilitation Services shall: 1. Promote the coordination of efforts and services on behalf of the deaf and hard-of-hearing; 2. Inventory the various services available for meeting the problems of the deaf and hard-of-hearing and assist persons in locating …
56 O.S. § 199.2 Cooperation with commissions and state agencies -
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Interpreter services. A. The Commission for Rehabilitation Services is hereby directed, in carrying out its functions, to cooperate with the appropriate commissions and state agencies having authority related to the problems of deaf and hard-of-hearing persons. These agencies are…
56 O.S. § 199.3 Traumatic brain or spinal cord injury - Contracts for
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inpatient services - Study and recommendations - Service standards. A. Subject to subsection C of this section, the Department of Human Services is authorized to enter into contracts for the provision of inpatient specialized rehabilitative and related services which qualify as m…
56 O.S. § 200 Renumbered as § 5051.1 of Title 63 by Laws 1996, c. 221, §
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6, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
56 O.S. § 200.1 Payment of expenses for sterilization of male recipients
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of public assistance. Services rendered by a licensed medical or osteopathic physician and surgeon in performing a sterilization operation on an adult male recipient of public assistance under age sixty-five (65) who voluntarily has submitted to such operation shall, within the s…
56 O.S. § 200.2 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 210, § 6, operative July 1
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1982.
56 O.S. § 200.3 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 210, § 6, operative July 1
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1982.
56 O.S. § 200.4 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 210, § 6, operative July 1
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1982.
56 O.S. § 200.5 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 210, § 6, operative July 1
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1982.
56 O.S. § 200.6 Renumbered as § 7302-4.1 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c
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352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995.
56 O.S. § 2001 Repealed by Laws 2004, c. 378, § 4, emerg. eff. June 3
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2004.
56 O.S. § 2002 Nursing Facilities Quality of Care Fee
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A. For the purpose of providing quality care enhancements, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority is authorized to and shall assess a Nursing Facilities Quality of Care Fee pursuant to this section upon each nursing facility licensed in this state. Facilities operated by the Oklahoma…
56 O.S. § 2003 Repealed by Laws 2004, c. 378, § 4, emerg. eff. June 3
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2004.
56 O.S. § 2004 Home-Based Support Quality Assurance Assessment
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A. As used in this section: 1. "Additional costs reimbursed to the contracted community- based service provider" means both state and federal Medicaid expenditures in excess of the aggregate amounts that would otherwise have been paid to a contracted community-based service provi…
56 O.S. § 2005 Repealed by Laws 2022, c. 177, § 1, emerg. eff. May 3
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2022.
56 O.S. § 200a Renumbered as § 5051.2 of Title 63 by Laws 1996, c. 221
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§ 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
56 O.S. § 200b Renumbered as § 5051.3 of Title 63 by Laws 1996, c. 221
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§ 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.