HB 1630 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Medical facilities; definitions; licensing; penalties; exceptions; application requirements; fees; revolving fund; facility standards; effective date.

HB 1630 creates a new licensing requirement for "short-term emergency and nonemergency hybrid medical facilities" in Oklahoma. These facilities must have two separate, 24/7 sections - one for emergency care (stabilizing life-threatening conditions) and one for nonemergency care (like primary care or imaging) - and cannot operate without a license from the State Department of Health. The bill exempts hospitals, dental offices, nursing homes, and existing emergency clinics from this requirement. Applicants must submit applications with fees, prove emergency rooms are staffed by board-certified physicians, and meet facility standards, with licenses being non-transferable. The law also establishes administrative penalties for operating without a license and creates a revolving fund for enforcement costs.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025

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House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated from the House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version, primarily changing the header information to reflect it is now the official House Floor version. The substantive policy content, including definitions, licensing requirements, and exemptions, appears unchanged in the provided text.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are limited to formatting and header information.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'House Committee Substitute' to 'House of Representatives - Floor Version' to reflect the bill's current legislative status.

Page numbering and formatting markers were updated to reflect the Floor version layout.

Added note indicating 'BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments' to clarify how amendments are marked in the Floor version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 60 Nays: 26

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Public Health

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors