2021 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
§63-7301. Diabetes prevention reporting.
A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority and the State Department of Health shall collaborate to identify benchmarks and develop goals to reduce the incidence rates of, improve health care services for, and control complications resulting from diabetes.
B. The Authority and the Department shall submit a report to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 10th of odd-numbered years. Such report shall contain the following information:
1. The fiscal impact of all types of diabetes on the Authority, the Department, and county health departments including the number of persons with diabetes receiving services through the Authority, the Department, and county health departments;
2. The fiscal impact of diabetes on the Authority, the Department, and county health departments in comparison to other chronic diseases;
3. An assessment of the benefits of diabetes prevention programs including a summary of funding directed to the Authority and the Department from the Oklahoma State Legislature;
4. A description of coordination between the Authority and the Department including, but not limited to, programs relating to the treatment and prevention of all forms of diabetes;
5. Detailed action plans for battling diabetes with actionable items for consideration by the Legislature including, but not limited to, steps to reduce the impact of diabetes, pre-diabetes, and related diabetes complications;
6. Identification of expected outcomes of the action steps and benchmarks for controlling and preventing all forms of diabetes; and
7. The development of a detailed budget blueprint identifying needs, costs, and resources required to implement the plan provided for in this act. Such blueprint shall include a budget range for all options presented in the plan for consideration by the Legislature.
C. The provisions of this act shall be limited to diabetes information, data, initiatives, and programs within the Authority and the Department prior to the effective date of this act, unless there is available funding for diabetes in each agency that may be used for new research, data collection reporting or other requirements of this act.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 46, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
