Req. No. 2825 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 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) SENATE BILL 1292 By: Kirt AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to the state Medicaid program; requiring Department of Human Servi ces to report certain information relating to home- and community- based services and publish certain updates; requiring certain submission and publi cation of final report; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency. 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 1020.1 of Title 56, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. Upon completion of an assessment of individuals receiving home- and community-based services for individuals with intellectual disabilities or of individuals waiting to receive home- and community-based services for individuals with intellectual disabilities, the Department of Human Services shall compile a final report of the following information and publish monthly updates of such information on the Department’s Internet website: Req. No. 2825 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1. Demographic information on individuals waiting to receive home- and community-based services for individuals with intellectual disabilities including but not limited to age, gender, location , and whether or not they are currently receiving benefits or supports including but not limited to Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and other major state or federal assistance programs; 2. The number of applicants who began receiving or stopped receiving home- and community-based services for individuals with intellectual disabilities during the assessment period and the reason services were stopped; 3. Any relevant trends in data relating to individuals waiting to receive home and community based servic es; 4. The frequency of contact between the Department and applicants and the mode of contact; 5. Resource gaps by type and by geographic area ; and 6. Resource or community supports and resources in need of expansion. B. The final report shall be published on the Department ’s website and submitted to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the pr eservation of the public peace, health or safety , an emergency is hereby Req. No. 2825 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act s hall take effect and be in full force from and aft er its passage and approval. 58-2-2825 DC 1/14/2022 1:56:30 PM