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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 1012 By: Bush
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to public health; stating policy;
prohibiting certain Oklahoma Health Care Authority
contracts from having certain negative impacts;
requiring certain contracts to purchase
transportation through Oklahoma public transit
systems and to respect certain jurisdictional
boundaries; requiring certain contracted entities to
collaborate with the ent ity implementing a statewide
mobility management program; 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. It is the policy of t he State of Oklahoma that all state
agencies with an interest in p ublic transit should ensure their
programs are in alignment with the Oklahoma Public Transit Policy
Plan as mandated by Sections 322 through 324 of Title 69 of the
Oklahoma Statutes and that state policy and program direction
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related to public transit and transportation should ensure a
coordinated public transit network that meets the mobility needs of
all Oklahomans in a safe, reliable, consistent, and economical
manner.
B. The Oklahoma Hea lth Care Authority, in contracting for
nonemergency medical transp ortation for Medicaid or SoonerCare
participants, shall not allow any existing contract to have or award
any new contract that will have a negative impact on the financial
stability of the state's public transit network as envisioned by the
Oklahoma Public Transit Policy Plan.
C. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall direct any entity
contracted to broker or schedule nonemergency medical transportation
for Medicaid or SoonerCare participa nts, whether such contract is
between the entity and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority or is an
entity subcontracted with an entity under contract with the Oklahoma
Health Care Authority, to purchase participants' transportation
through Oklahoma public tr ansit systems, as defined by Sections
5307, 5310 and 5311 of Title 49 of the United States Code, in all
instances where public transit services are available to meet the
participants' needs in as cost -effective a manner as other
transportation providers me eting the same state and federal
regulations, safety and cleanline ss standards, and education and
training standards as prescribed in subsection E of this section.
In purchasing such nonemergency medical transportation, the Oklahoma
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Health Care Authority and any contracted or subcontracted entity
shall first respect the jurisdictional boundaries of such public
transit systems as defined by the Office of Mobility and Public
Transit at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
D. Any entity contracted to b roker or schedule nonemergency
medical transportation for Medicaid or SoonerCare participants,
whether such contract is between the entity and the Oklahoma Health
Care Authority or is an entity subcontracted with an entity under
contract with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, shall reasonably
collaborate with the entit y implementing a statewide mobility
management program as envisioned by the Oklahoma Public Transit
Policy Plan and recognized by the public transit agencies in the
state, to ensure such tri ps coordinate with public transit services
and human services tran sportation through the recognized statewide
mobility management program.
E. In order for any public transit provider or transportation
company to provide non emergency medical transportatio n for Medicaid
or SoonerCare participants, such provider or compan y shall have a
valid certification from the Oklahoma Transit Association affirming
that the provider or company has met certain education and training
standards, adheres to all state and fed eral regulations, adheres to
industry safety and cleanliness stand ards and is based in the S tate
of Oklahoma.
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SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
58-1-7787 JM 02/25/21