Medicaid; modifying various provisions of the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Act. Emergency.

SB 1675 modifies the Oklahoma Medicaid program by updating definitions, contract rules, and operational deadlines to ensure smoother administration of state health services. The bill clarifies terms such as "contracted entity" and "essential community provider" to include specific types of healthcare organizations and facilities that deliver care to Medicaid members. It also adjusts timelines for credentialing providers, reviewing prior authorization requests, and processing insurance claims to improve efficiency. Additionally, the legislation expands the scope of postpayment audits to cover downcoded claims and sets new requirements for certain clinical reviews to be conducted by licensed Oklahoma staff.