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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
HOUSE BILL 1012 By: Bush
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to public health; requiring Oklahoma
Health Care Authority to contract for transportation
for Medicaid or SoonerCare participants; listing
provider requirements; providing for codification;
and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5009.7 of Title 63, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall contract with a
single statewide nonprofit entity to broker nonemergency medical
transportation for Medicaid or SoonerCare participants. Such entity
shall be knowledgeable in public transit matters, shall be based in
the State of Oklahoma and shall administer a statewide mobility
management program in order to ensure the most efficient and cost -
effective transportation options are utilized.
B. In order for any public transit provider or transportation
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company to provide non emergency medical transportation for Medicaid
or SoonerCare participants, such provider or company shall have a
valid certification from the Oklahoma Transit A ssociation affirming
that the provider or company has met certain education and training
standards, adheres to all state and federal regulations, adheres to
industry safety and cleanliness standards and is based in the S tate
of Oklahoma.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
58-1-5641 AB 12/29/20