Healthcare (Public Health)

in committee · Oklahoma · House Feb 3, 2026

HB 3285: Public health; Oklahoma Public Health Price Transparency Act of 2026; effective date.

HB 3285, the "Oklahoma Public Health Price Transparency Act of 2026," would require public health providers to disclose pricing information to patients. It directly affects Oklahoma public health facilities and services by mandating transparency in cost reporting. The bill establishes this requirement without detailing specific mechanisms, focusing instead on creating the framework for price disclosure. It is scheduled to take effect on November 1, 2026, following its introduction and referral to the Rules committee.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates public health provider price transparency, enhancing patient access and informed decision-making per healthcare topic indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Public Health

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in committee · Oklahoma · Senate Mar 24, 2026

SB 1625: Insurance; requiring certain legislation to directed to Legislative Service Bureau; directing Legislative Service Bureau to submit legislation to Insurance Department; allowing Department to contract with third-parties; requiring public access to certain reports. Effective date.

SB 1625 requires the Oklahoma Insurance Department to conduct a detailed impact analysis for any new law that would mandate changes to health insurance coverage (like adding specific treatments or requiring prior authorization). The analysis must evaluate social impact (public health benefits and affected populations), medical effectiveness (scientific evidence), and financial effects (premium changes and market stability) before such bills can be voted on. The department may hire outside experts for this analysis and must make the reports publicly available online. The bill takes effect November 1, 2026.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRequires impact analysis before new health insurance mandates, creating procedural barrier to coverage expansions and limiting rapid policy changes.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance Public Health

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in committee · Oklahoma · Senate Feb 3, 2026

SB 1977: Public health; prohibiting certain entities from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations; prohibiting discrimination due to vaccination status. Emergency

SB 1977 prohibits Oklahoma state and local government agencies, school districts, public universities, and their contractors from requiring residents to get COVID-19 vaccinations or discriminating against them based on vaccination status. The bill directly affects all Oklahoma residents who interact with these covered entities, such as students, employees, or service users. Key provisions ban both mandatory vaccination requirements and discrimination due to vaccination status for residents. The law takes immediate effect upon approval as an emergency measure.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareProhibits mandatory vaccinations, restricting public health program enforcement and limiting a key public health measure.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill prohibits discrimination based on vaccination status for employees of covered entities, protecting workers' rights against employment discrimination.80% confidence

Sub-Topics Public Health

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in committee · Oklahoma · Senate Feb 3, 2026

SB 1901: Public health and safety; prohibiting certain actions by certain entities; requiring certain actions. Effective date.

SB 1901 prohibits hospital staff and organ procurement organizations from discussing organ/tissue donation with a family within 24 hours of a person's death determination. It bans misleading claims (like donations speeding up end-of-life care), implies financial compensation, or hiding conflicts of interest, and requires written donation process summaries and contact info for an independent ombudsman. All donation discussions with families must be electronically recorded if the family consents, and whistleblowers reporting violations are protected from workplace retaliation. Violations carry civil penalties up to $50,000 per incident, and the bill also updates Oklahoma’s death determination law to require a second independent medical verification for organ donation purposes. The law takes effect November 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProtects patient/family rights in organ donation by preventing coercion, misleading claims, and ensuring transparency in healthcare processes.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Public Health

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in committee · Oklahoma · Senate Feb 3, 2026

SB 1424: Public health; repealing the Act for Coordination of Efforts for Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Effective date.

SB 1424 repeals Oklahoma's existing law (63 O.S. 2021 Sections 1-235 to 1-238) that coordinated public health efforts to prevent adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. This bill removes the legal framework for a specific state program focused on youth health prevention, effective November 1, 2026. It does not create new programs or directly affect specific individuals or groups, but eliminates the statutory basis for the prior coordination mechanism. The bill is procedural, with no new policy provisions or funding changes.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRepeals law coordinating adolescent health prevention, eliminating statutory basis for public health program, defunding existing initiative.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Public Health

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in committee · Oklahoma · Senate Feb 3, 2026

SB 1906: Hospitals; prohibiting certain vaccination requirements and discrimination. Emergency.

SB 1906 prohibits hospitals in Oklahoma from requiring healthcare workers (including physicians, nurses, students, residents, and interns) to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or other diseases as a condition of employment, contract, or training. It also bans hospitals from discriminating against staff or trainees based on their vaccination status. The bill updates existing school vaccine rules (Section 1210.189) by removing an exception that previously allowed healthcare settings to enforce vaccination requirements. This law directly affects hospital employees, trainees, and healthcare students across Oklahoma. It takes immediate effect due to an emergency declaration.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareProhibits hospital vaccine mandates for healthcare workers, restricting a public health measure to protect patients and staff in healthcare settings.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProhibits hospitals from mandating vaccines as employment condition and bans discrimination based on vaccination status, protecting healthcare workers' employment rights.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Public Health

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signed · Oklahoma · Senate May 7, 2026

SB 1427: Public health; mandating certain pediatric screenings for type 1 diabetes; providing for certain reimbursement and funding. Effective date.

SB 1427 requires all Oklahoma children to be screened for type 1 diabetes during routine checkups at ages 5 and 12 by their primary care providers, using accepted medical practices. The bill mandates that these screenings be reimbursed through Oklahoma's Medicaid program (pending federal approval) and directs the State Department of Health to seek additional funding to support the screenings. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board and State Commissioner of Health must create implementing rules for reimbursement and screening protocols. This law applies to all children in Oklahoma and takes effect November 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill mandates Medicaid reimbursement and seeks additional state funding for pediatric diabetes screenings, increasing public health spending.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates diabetes screenings with Medicaid reimbursement and seeks additional funding, expanding preventive healthcare access and public health program support.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Children's Health Medicaid Public Health

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

Sub-Topics Hospitals Medicaid Public Health

vetoed · Oklahoma · House May 29, 2025

HB 2584: Physicians assistants; Pharmacy Act; prescriptions for controlled dangerous substances; Physician Assistant Act; Committee; members; requirements; Public Health Code; authority for physician assistants to carry out certain functions; prescribing and administering controlled substances; supervision.

HB 2584 allows physician assistants (PAs) in Oklahoma to prescribe and administer certain controlled substances under the supervision of a licensed physician, as specified in the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act and Physician Assistant Act. The bill clarifies that pharmacists may dispense these prescriptions only when written by a PA licensed in Oklahoma and supervised by an Oklahoma-licensed physician, and it modifies requirements for practice agreements between PAs and their supervising physicians. It also creates a 9-member Physician Assistant Committee with specific membership rules to oversee PA licensure and practice standards. The law directly affects PAs, supervising physicians, and pharmacists who dispense controlled substances. (Summary based on bill text amendments to Sections 353.1a, 519.2, and 519.3 of Oklahoma statutes.)

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands physician assistant prescribing authority for controlled substances under supervision, improving patient access to medications while maintaining physician oversight.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Medical Licensing Prescription Drugs Public Health

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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

Sub-Topics Public Health