2022 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 56. Poor Persons
§56-4002.15. Federal approval – Promulgation of rules.
A. 1. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall seek any federal approval necessary to implement the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Act. This shall include, but not be limited to, submission to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of any appropriate demonstration waiver application or Medicaid State Plan amendment necessary to accomplish the requirements of this act within the required time frames.
2. Prior to implementation of contracts with any contracted entities except dental benefit managers, the Authority shall obtain federal approval of a managed care directed payment program with an average commercial rate methodology under the Supplemental Hospital Offset Payment Program Act. Contracts with dental benefit managers shall be exempt from the requirement stipulated by this paragraph.
B. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall promulgate rules to implement the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Act.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 542, § 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2021. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 395, § 20, eff. July 1, 2022. Renumbered from § 4004 of this title by Laws 2022, c. 395, § 24, eff. July 1, 2022.
