2019 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 56. Poor Persons
§56-1005.4. Violations – Penalties – Investigation.
A. No provider shall be eligible for reimbursement through Medicaid or any other federal or state program, directly or by subcontract with any other party, if that provider, or any affiliate of that provider, has been found by a court of law, either civilly or criminally, to have violated 42 U.S.C., Section 289g-2 (2010) or any other federal or state law prohibiting trafficking in fetal body parts.
B. Any provider found to be ineligible for reimbursement pursuant to this section shall be able to reapply after a period of five (5) years and a showing that they and their affiliates no longer participate in the trafficking of fetal body parts.
C. Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of a complaint of a violation under this section, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall publish the findings of its investigation of the complaint and issue a determination of whether a provider has committed a violation of the provisions of this section. Nothing in this act shall preclude other law enforcement entities or a party in qui tam litigation from initiating action regarding this section.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 202, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
