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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1012 By: Bush of the House
and
Garvin of the Senate
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 entity implementing a statewide
mobility management program; listin g 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 Sect ion 5009.7 of Title 63, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. It is the policy of the State of Oklahoma that all state
agencies with an interest in public transit should ensure their
programs are in alignment with the Ok lahoma 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
related to public transit and transportation should ensure a
coordinated public transit network that meets the mobility needs of
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all Oklahomans in a safe, reliable, consistent, and economical
manner.
B. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority, in contracting for
nonemergency medical transportation for Medicaid or SoonerCare
participants, shall not allow any e xisting 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 dire ct any entity
contracted to broker 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 unde r contract with the Oklahoma
Health Care Authority, to purchase participants' transportation
through Oklahoma public transit systems, as defined by Sections
5307, 5310 and 5311 of Title 49 of the United States Code, in all
instances where public transit se rvices are available to meet the
participants' needs in as cost -effective a manner as other
transportation providers meeting the same state and federal
regulations, safety and cleanliness standards, and education and
training standards as prescribed in sub section E of this section.
In purchasing such nonemergency medical transportation, the Oklahoma
Health Care Authority and any contracted or subcontracted entity
shall first respect the jurisdictional boundaries of such public
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transit systems as defined by the Office of Mobility and Public
Transit at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
D. Any entity contracted to broker or schedule nonemergency
medical transportation for Medicaid or SoonerCare participants,
whether such contract is between the entit y 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 entity implementing a statewide mobility
management program as envisioned by the Oklahoma Public Transit
Policy Plan and recognized by the publi c transit agencies in the
state to ensure such trips coordinate with public transit services
and human services transportation through the recognized statewide
mobility management program.
E. In order for any public transit provider or transportation
company to provide nonemergency medical transportation for Medicaid
or SoonerCare participants, such provider or company 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 federal regulations, adheres to
industry safety and cleanliness standards and is based in the State
of Oklahoma.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 3rd day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the S enate