Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · House May 29, 2025

HB 2788: Statewide Recovery Fund; transfers of funds; effective date; emergency.

HB 2788 transfers specific funds back into Oklahoma's Statewide Recovery Fund from several existing programs. It moves $1.56 million from domestic violence services, $162,668 from food assistance programs, $1.49 million from health workforce initiatives, $2.16 million from rural healthcare, $5 million from medical facilities, $20.5 million from mental health hospital construction, and $3.3 million from water resources projects. All transfers align with recommendations from the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025, and was enacted without the governor's signature on May 29, 2025.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareDefunds healthcare programs by transferring $1.49M from health workforce and $2.16M from rural healthcare to recovery fund.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · Senate May 29, 2025

SB 109: Health insurance; requiring coverage of certain genetic testing and cancer imaging; providing exclusions. Effective date.

SB 109 requires Oklahoma health insurance plans to cover genetic testing for inherited cancer risks and evidence-based cancer imaging for individuals with a personal or family history of cancer or increased cancer risk. This coverage must be provided without patient cost-sharing (such as deductibles or copays) when ordered by a healthcare provider following current medical guidelines, including those from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. The law applies to all health benefit plans offered in Oklahoma starting November 1, 2025, ensuring these preventive services are accessible without financial barriers. It does not affect health savings account eligibility for non-preventive services but guarantees coverage for preventive care under federal guidelines.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates insurance coverage for genetic testing and cancer imaging without cost-sharing, expanding patient access to preventive care per medical guidelines.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · Senate May 29, 2025

SB 1136: Oklahoma Health Care Authority; requiring portions of certain appropriated funds be used for certain purposes; providing for duties and compensation of administrators and employees.

SB 1136 allocates $100,000 from Oklahoma's General Revenue Fund to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) for unspecified duties required by law. The bill directly affects the OHCA, which administers state health care programs, by providing dedicated funding for its operations. It requires the agency to use these specific funds for purposes outlined in existing law, though the bill does not detail the exact programs or services. The funding is effective immediately upon the bill's passage, declared an emergency for public health and safety reasons. This is a routine appropriations measure with no new policy requirements or beneficiary changes.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAllocates $100,000 to OHCA for operations, directly funding state health care program administration without restrictions or defunding language.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · House May 29, 2025

HB 2782: Health Care Authority; Rate Preservation Fund; adding authorized uses of funds; authorization; requiring conditions for return of funds; emergency.

HB 2782 creates a "Rate Preservation Fund" within Oklahoma's Health Care Authority to prevent cuts to Medicaid reimbursement rates for healthcare providers when the state's federal Medicaid funding percentage decreases. The bill allows the Authority to use fund monies to maintain these rates and permits temporary transfers of up to one-third of the fund's balance to other Medicaid program accounts for cash flow needs - provided the funds are fully repaid to the preservation fund by year-end. This directly affects hospitals, clinics, and other Medicaid providers who rely on stable reimbursement rates. The law also declares an emergency to take immediate effect.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcarePrevents Medicaid reimbursement rate cuts for providers, maintaining access to care and stabilizing healthcare funding during federal funding fluctuations.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · Senate May 29, 2025

SB 176: Health benefit plans; requiring coverage for certain prescription. Effective date.

SB 176 requires health insurance plans to cover certain prescription drugs that were previously not included in standard coverage. It directly affects health insurance providers and policyholders by mandating this specific coverage for eligible medications. The key provision is a new requirement for all health benefit plans to include these designated prescriptions without prior authorization or excessive cost-sharing. The law became effective on May 29, 2025, after the Governor did not sign it.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates coverage for previously excluded prescription drugs, expanding insurance coverage and improving patient access without prior authorization or excessive cost-sharing.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · Senate May 29, 2025

SB 1140: Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; requiring portions of certain appropriated funds be used for certain purposes; authorizing request for early transfers of certain funds for specific purpose. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 1140 allocates $100,000 from unspent state general revenue funds to Oklahoma's Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for purposes already required by law. The bill directs the department to use these funds for its existing duties, without creating new programs or services. It includes an emergency provision allowing immediate implementation upon enactment, bypassing the usual waiting period. The bill became law on May 29, 2025, without the governor's signature. This is a procedural funding measure, not a substantive policy change.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill allocates $100,000 from unspent funds to mental health/substance abuse services for existing duties, directly funding healthcare services as defined.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · House May 29, 2025

HB 2784: Public health; Oklahoma State University Medical Authority; Medicaid supplemental payments; agreements and contract; benefits; waivers; creating the Emergency Medicine Revolving Fund; effective date.

HB 2784 creates the Emergency Medicine Revolving Fund to preserve Medicaid supplemental payments for specific hospitals. It directly affects Oklahoma hospitals with American College of Surgeons Level 1 trauma centers, particularly those owned, operated, or partnered with the Oklahoma State University Medical Trust or University Hospitals Trust (including facilities in Oklahoma City and Tulsa). The bill requires annual certification by the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority to ensure trauma centers meet standards for receiving these payments, while also clarifying agreements between medical authorities and healthcare providers. Key provisions include maintaining existing Medicaid funding streams for teaching hospitals, trauma centers, and affiliated medical school providers, and directing the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to develop plans to sustain these payments through federal waivers or state plan amendments.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcarePreserves Medicaid supplemental payments for trauma hospitals, maintaining critical funding for emergency healthcare services and preventing defunding of public health programs.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · Senate May 28, 2025

SB 1067: Health insurance; ambulance service provider; providing for establishment of certain database; modifying reimbursement rates and criteria for certain ambulance services. Effective date.

SB 1067 creates a new database for ambulance service providers and changes how health insurers pay for ambulance services in Oklahoma. It requires ambulance providers to report specific data to this database and modifies the rates and criteria insurers use to reimburse ambulance services. This bill directly affects ambulance companies and health insurance providers by establishing new reporting requirements and payment rules. The law became effective without the Governor's signature on May 28, 2025.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareModifies ambulance reimbursement rates and creates data database to improve payment accuracy and transparency for healthcare services, strengthening provider reimbursement systems.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · House May 27, 2025

HB 2011: Tax credits; Fighting Chance for Firefighters Act; income tax credit for certain unreimbursed medical costs incurred by firefighters; limitation; effective date.

HB 2011, titled "Fighting Chance for Firefighters Act," actually expands health insurance benefits for firefighters rather than providing tax credits, as the title incorrectly states. The bill amends Oklahoma Statutes Section 1315 to explicitly include municipal fire departments (organized under 11 O.S. § 29-101) and county fire departments (under 19 O.S. § 351) in the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Plans. This allows firefighters employed by these departments to access the same health insurance coverage available to state employees, including continuation of coverage after retirement or termination with eight years of service. The law, enacted without the Governor’s signature on May 27, 2025, directly affects firefighters in local fire departments by improving their access to health insurance benefits.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExpands state-funded health insurance benefits for firefighters, increasing public service spending under existing budget frameworks without tax changes.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill explicitly expands health insurance benefits for firefighters by including them in state employee health plans, advancing coverage access for public safety workers.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands health insurance benefits for firefighters by including municipal/county departments in state employee benefits plan, strengthening workplace health protections.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

passed both · Oklahoma · House May 22, 2025

HB 1683: Vision insurance; noncovered services or materials; prohibitions; effective date; emergency.

HB 1683 requires most health benefit plans in Oklahoma to cover contraceptive drugs (like pills, patches, or rings) without prior authorization. Specifically, plans must cover a three-month supply when a member first gets the drug, and a six-month supply for each subsequent refill - limiting members to one six-month supply per six-month period. The law excludes coverage for drugs intended to terminate existing pregnancies and allows smaller prescriptions if medically necessary. It applies to all plans offered, issued, or renewed on or after November 1, 2025, and does not affect vision insurance coverage (the title appears to contain an error).

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates insurance coverage for contraceptives without prior authorization, expanding access to reproductive healthcare services under health benefit plans.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

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