Medicaid fraud; statute of limitations; criminal procedure; adult sexual abuse; Oklahoma Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; definition; Medicaid fraud; penalty; dollar threshold; felony and misdemeanor; fine and imprisonment; effective date.

This Oklahoma law updates the time limits for prosecuting various crimes and expands the definition of racketeering to include elder abuse and Medicaid fraud. It specifically extends the window for filing Medicaid fraud charges to five years after discovery, aligning it with other financial crimes like embezzlement. Additionally, the bill lowers the dollar amount required for Medicaid fraud to be charged as a felony and adds specific fines and prison terms. The legislation also clarifies that sexual abuse of vulnerable adults counts as racketeering activity under state law.