Req. No. 10117 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) HOUSE BILL 4205 By: Echols AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to the State Department of Health; granting authority to make certain administrative courts; promulgating rules; 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 1-109A of Title 63, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, rea ds as follows: The State Department of Health shall be permitted to create an administrative court and a ppeals process for the purpose of adjudicating complaints against hospitals in this state. The Department shall be authorized to promulgate rul es and regulations regarding the administrative court. SECTION 2. This act shall become effe ctive November 1, 2022. 58-2-10117 KN 01/16/22