Title 56, Title 56 — Poor Persons

A. 1. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall develop standard contract terms for contracted entities to include, but not be limited to, all requirements stipulated by this act. The Authority shall oversee and monitor performance of contracted entities and shall enforce the term…

authority required. A. A contracted entity shall be responsible for all administrative functions for members enrolled in its plan including, but not limited to, claims processing, authorization of health services, care and case management, grievances and appeals, and other necess…

A. A contracted entity shall meet all requirements established by this section pertaining to prior authorizations. To the extent a contracted entity uses a third-party utilization review entity to administer prior authorizations on its behalf, the utilization review entity shall …

A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall establish requirements for fair processing and adjudication of claims that ensure prompt reimbursement of providers by contracted entities. A contracted entity shall comply with all such requirements. B. A contracted entity shall proces…

determinations. A. A contracted entity shall utilize uniform procedures established by the Authority under subsection B of this section for the review and appeal of any adverse determination by the contracted entity sought by any member or provider adversely affected by such dete…

A. As used in this section: 1. "Biomarker", "biomarker testing", "consensus statement", and "nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines" shall have the same meaning as provided by Section 1 of this act; and 2. "Contracted entity" shall have the same meaning as provided by…

A. For purposes of this section, "rapid whole genome sequencing" is defined as an investigation of the entire human genome, including coding and non-coding regions and mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid, to identify disease-causing genetic changes that returns the preliminary po…

Parity analysis. A. For Medicaid managed care plans, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall ensure that the insurers, health plans, and managed care plans comply with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations applicable to coverage for mental health or substance use disord…

and expenses. A. Except as otherwise provided by subsection B of this section, the Department of Human Services is authorized to make the necessary funeral arrangements and pay any reasonable burial expenses incurred upon the death of a child or an individual with intellectual di…

Sections 7 through 13 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Adult Companion Home Certification Act". Added by Laws 1993, c. 159, § 6, eff. July 1, 1993.

standards - Certificate required. A. It is the purpose and policy of the Oklahoma Adult Companion Home Certification Act to ensure maintenance of minimum standards for the care and protection of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and to encourage and assist a…

For purposes of the provisions of the Oklahoma Adult Companion Home Certification Act: 1. "Department" means the Department of Human Services; and 2. "Adult companion home" means any home or establishment, funded and certified by the Department of Human Services, which provides h…

A. Beginning January 1, 1994, no adult companion home shall be operated or maintained unless certified by the Department of Human Services. No new adult companion home may be established without the prior approval of the Department, which shall be granted only after the Departmen…

A. The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules prescribing minimum standards for adult companion homes. B. In promulgating rules prescribing such standards the Department shall consult with the State Department of Health, the State Bureau of Investigation and the Stat…

Authority of state agencies - Confidentiality. A. The Department of Human Services shall have authority at any reasonable time to investigate and examine the conditions of any home which receives and cares for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The Department…

hearing. The Department of Human Services may revoke or refuse to renew any certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Adult Companion Home Certification Act if the home has violated any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Adult Companion Home Certification Act o…

A. Any certificate holder aggrieved by the decision of the Department of Human Services pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Adult Companion Home Certification Act, within ten (10) days after the revocation or refusal to issue or renew the certification, may take an appeal …

A. It shall be the duty of the overseers of the poor, on complaint made to them that any person not an inhabitant of their county is lying sick therein or in distress, without friends or money, so that he will likely suffer, to examine into the case of such person and grant such …

Sections 2 through 10 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Indigent Health Care Act". Added by Laws 1984, c. 294, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 192, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.

Adequate health care is a basic human right which should be available to all Oklahomans. Rapidly increasing health care costs threaten to make such care unaffordable to many citizens. Unreimbursed health care services provided to indigent persons cause the cost of services to pay…

As used in the Oklahoma Indigent Health Care Act: 1. "Department" means the Department of Human Services; 2. "Indigent" or "medically indigent" means a person or head of household: a. (1) with an income less than or equal to the poverty level as designated by the latest decennial…

Health Care Revolving Fund. A. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall include on each state individual income tax return form for tax years beginning after December 31, 2001, an opportunity for the taxpayer to donate from a tax refund for the benefit of the Oklahoma Indigent Health Ca…

Sections 2 through 8 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Family Support Act". Added by Laws 1992, c. 277, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992.

As used in the Oklahoma Family Support Act: 1. "Department" means the Department of Human Services; 2. "Family" means a family member and his or her parent or legal guardian; and 3. "Family member" means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age with developmental or intellec…

The Oklahoma Family Support Act is intended to: 1. Keep families together; 2. Facilitate the return of children with developmental disabilities from out-of-home placements to their families' homes; 3. Prevent or delay the out-of-home placement of children with severe developmenta…

The Director of the Department of Human Services shall, within the constraints of funding appropriated to the Department, maintain a Family Support Program for children with severe developmental disabilities who reside in their family homes in accordance with the following criter…

The Director of the Department shall promulgate necessary rules to ensure the proper and efficient operation of the Family Support Program. Added by Laws 1992, c. 277, § 5, eff. July 1, 1992.

If an application for family support assistance pursuant to the Oklahoma Family Support Act is approved by the Department of Human Services and Developmental Disabilities Services Division: 1. A family support assistance payment shall be paid to the parent or legal guardian on be…

The family support assistance shall terminate if any of the following occurs: 1. The family member dies; 2. The family no longer meets the eligibility criteria referenced in Section 4 of this act; 3. The family member no longer meets the eligibility criteria referenced in Section…

If an application for a family support assistance is denied or a family support assistance payment is terminated by the Department, the parent or legal guardian of the affected family member may demand, in writing, a hearing by the Department. Added by Laws 1992, c. 277, § 8, eff…

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Independent Living Services Act”. B. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that individuals with disabilities comprise a large percentage of Oklahoma’s total population. Such individuals need assistance in living fuller and …

services. A. There is hereby created the Statewide Independent Living Council which shall be established pursuant to the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 93-112, codified at 29 U.S.C., Section 701 et seq., as amended. B. The duties of the Council shall be those as s…

A. The Department of Human Services shall have the following responsibilities: 1. Establish and review the eligibility standards and criteria for: a. participation by hospitals and clinics pursuant to the Indigent Health Care Act, and b. reimbursement to clinics for services thro…

Reports and documentation. A. The Oklahoma Indigent Health Care Act shall not apply to state or federally operated medical institutions except the State of Oklahoma Medical Center and the George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs. Hospita…

Any person requesting assistance pursuant to the Oklahoma Indigent Health Care Act and who meets the criteria specified in paragraph 2 of Section 58 of this title shall be required to go through a screening process established by the Department of Human Services as follows: 1. A …

Disbursement of state monies. A. The Department of Human Services, from all monies deposited into the Indigent Health Care Revolving Fund for the purpose of implementing the provisions of the Oklahoma Indigent Health Care Act, shall reimburse clinics which meet the requirements o…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Volunteer Service Credit Bank Program Act". Added by Laws 1994, c. 348, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

As used in the Volunteer Service Credit Bank Program Act: 1. "Recipient" means a person eligible to receive services whether as a full participant or beneficiary; 2. "Full participant" means a person who is registered by a sponsoring organization to provide services and who recei…

The Aging Services Division of the Department of Human Services shall establish a program to enable persons to volunteer their time and services to an in-home service or volunteer agency serving the homebound which is approved by the Division and receive credit for providing volu…

The Commission shall promulgate rules regarding: 1. The sponsoring organizations, including but not limited to: a. eligibility requirements for certification of local sponsoring organizations, b. roles and responsibilities of the sponsoring organizations, c. provisions for the sp…

A. There is hereby created a Volunteer Service Credit Bank Program Advisory Council appointed by the Director of the Department of Human Services. The Council shall be composed of fifteen (15) members selected for their activity in aging and volunteer programs in Oklahoma. Member…

benefits – Exceptions – Affidavit - Fraudulent representations - Annual report. A. Except as provided in subsection C of this section or where exempted by federal law, every agency or a political subdivision of this state shall verify the lawful presence in the United States of a…

All counties in the State of Oklahoma are hereby authorized to issue bonds for the purpose of purchasing lands and making improvements thereon for the benefit of the poor in said counties. Added by Laws 1923, c. 138, p. 233, § 1.

The board of county commissioners in each county in the State of Oklahoma is hereby authorized and empowered to call any election for the purpose of issuing bonds to purchase lands, make improvement thereon, or to make improvements upon lands already owned by such counties, for t…

The proclamation calling for said election shall name the amount of bonds to be issued, the time said bonds shall run, the interest said bonds shall bear, and the time for holding the election. Added by Laws 1923, c. 138, p. 233, § 3.

Said election shall be conducted by the duly qualified election officials of such county and the returns thereof made to the secretary of the county election board, in all things and respects as now provided by law for holding county elections. Added by Laws 1923, c. 138, p. 234,…

If at said election the voters, voting thereon, shall vote in favor of the issuance of the bonds, the board of county commissioners shall at once proceed to issue the same and shall deposit the bonds in the treasury of the county, the treasurer being responsible and chargeable th…

Bonds issued as herein provided shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate provided by Section 498.1 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, payable semiannually, and of denominations of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), nor more than One Thousand Dolla…

It shall be the duty of the officers charged by law with levying taxes for county purposes to levy annually an amount sufficient to pay the interest due each year on the bonds issued hereunder, and in addition thereto levy an amount sufficient to pay the principal as the same com…

Out of the proceeds of the sale of bonds the board of county commissioners shall purchase lands or grounds for indigent care facility purposes, or erect buildings and make improvements thereon as the case may be. The board of county commissioners shall have the right to purchase …