1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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3 SENATE BILL 689 By: Pugh
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Health Care
7 Authority; amending 63 O.S. 2011, Section 5009.2,
8 which relates to the Advisory Committee on Medical
8 Care for Public Assistance Recipients; modifying and
9 limiting membership; limiting duration of
9 appointments; specifying duration of chair and vice-
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2011, Section 5009.2, is
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15 amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 5009.2. A. The Advisory Committee on Medical Care for
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17 Public Assistance Recipients, created by the Oklahoma Health Care
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18 Authority, pursuant to 42 Code of Federal Regulations, Section
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19 431.12, for the purpose of advising the Authority about health and
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20 medical care services, shall include among its membership of no more
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21 than fifteen (15) the following:
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22 1. Board-certified physicians and other representatives of the
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23 health professions who are familiar with the medical needs of low-
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24 income population groups and with the resources available and
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 1 required for their care. The Advisory Committee shall, at all
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2 times, include at least one physician from each of the six classes
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3 of physicians listed in Section 725.2 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma
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4 Statutes; provided, however,. All such physicians and other
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5 representatives of the health professions shall be participating
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6 providers in the State Medicaid Plan;
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7 2. Members of consumers’ groups, including, but not limited to:
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8 a. Medicaid recipients, and
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9 b. representatives from each of the following consumer
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10 organizations which represent the interests of:
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11 (1) people who are economically disadvantaged,
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12 (2) children,
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13 (3) the elderly,
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14 (4) people with mental illness,
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15 (5) people who are developmentally disabled, and
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16 (6) people with alcohol or substance abuse problems
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17 including a member representing nursing homes and a
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18 member representing one or more behavioral health
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19 professions;
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20 3. The Director of the Department of Human Services or
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21 designee; and
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22 4. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
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23 Services or designee;
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 1 5. A member approved and appointed by the Oklahoma Academy of
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2 Pediatrics a state organization or state chapter of a national
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3 organization of pediatricians dedicated to the health, safety and
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4 well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults, who
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5 shall:
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6 a. monitor provider relations with the Oklahoma Health
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7 Care Authority, and
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8 b. create a forum to address grievances; and
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9 6. A member who is a member or citizen of a federally
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10 recognized American Indian tribe or nation whose primary tribal
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11 headquarters is located in this state.
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12 Beginning on January 1, 2022, appointments made to the Advisory
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13 Committee shall be for a duration not to exceed three (3)
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14 consecutive calendar years.
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15 B. The Advisory Committee shall meet bimonthly to review and
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16 make recommendations related to:
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17 1. Policy development and program administration;
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18 2. Policy changes proposed by the Authority prior to
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19 consideration of such changes by the Authority;
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20 3. Financial concerns related to the Authority and the
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21 administration of the programs under the Authority; and
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22 4. Other pertinent information related to the management and
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23 operation of the Authority and the delivery of health and medical
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24 care services.
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 1 C. 1. The Administrator of the Authority shall provide such
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2 staff support and independent technical assistance as needed by the
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3 Advisory Committee to enable the Advisory Committee to make
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4 effective recommendations.
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5 2. The Advisory Committee shall elect from among its members a
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6 chair and a vice-chair who shall serve one-year terms. A member may
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7 serve more than one, but not more than three, consecutive one-year
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8 terms as chair or vice-chair. A majority of the members of the
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9 Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum to transact business,
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10 but no vacancy shall impair the right of the remaining members to
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11 exercise all of the powers of the Advisory Committee.
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12 3. Members shall not receive any compensation for their
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13 services, but shall be reimbursed pursuant to the provisions of the
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14 State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of
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15 the Oklahoma Statutes.
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16 D. The Authority shall give due consideration to the comments
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17 and recommendations of the Advisory Committee in the Authority’s
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18 deliberations on policies, administration, management and operation
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19 of the Authority.
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20 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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