An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 225 By: Seifried of the Senate
and
Dempsey of the House
An Act relating to public health; amending 63 O.S.
2021, Section 7301, which relates to diabetes
prevention reporting; modifying reporting period;
requiring submission to Governor; requiring
submission of components of r eport under certain
conditions; updating statutory language; updating
statutory references; creating the School Nurse Pilot
Program Revolving Fund; specifying type of fund and
source of monies; authorizing expenditure of funds
for specified purpose; provid ing procedure for
expenditures; requiring the State Department of
Health to utilize certain funds for specified pilot
program; listing criteria and limitations for pilot
program; authorizing promulgation of rules; providing
for codification; and providing an effective date.
SUBJECT: Public health
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 7301, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 7301. A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority and the
State Department of Health shall collaborate to identify benchmarks
and develop goals to reduce the incidence rates of, improve health
care services for, and control complications resulting from
diabetes.
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B. The Authority and the Department shall submit a report to
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and, the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and the Governor by January 10th of odd-
numbered years January 10 of every fifth year. Such report shall
contain the following information:
1. The fiscal impact of all types of diabetes on the Authority,
the Department, and county health d epartments including the number
of persons with diabe tes receiving services thr ough the Authority,
the Department, and county heal th departments;
2. The fiscal impact of diabetes o n the Authority, the
Department, and county heal th departments in compariso n to other
chronic diseases;
3. An assessment of the benefits of diabetes pr evention
programs including a summary of funding dire cted to the Authority
and the Department from the Oklahoma State Legislature;
4. A description of coordination between the Au thority and the
Department including, but not limited to, programs relating to the
treatment and prevention of all forms of diabet es;
5. Detailed action plans for battling diabetes with actionable
items for consideration by the Legislature including, but not
limited to, steps to reduce the impact of diabete s, pre-diabetes,
and related diabetes complications;
6. Identification of ex pected outcomes of the action steps and
benchmarks for controlling and preventing all forms of diab etes; and
7. The development of a detailed budget blueprint identifying
needs, costs, and resources required to implement the plan provided
for in this act section. Such blueprint shall include a budget
range for all options presented in the plan for con sideration by the
Legislature.
C. In addition to the complete re port required by subsection B
of this section, the Authority or the Department shall , to the
extent practicable, provide components of the up coming report as
listed in subsection B of this sectio n upon request to the President
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Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and the Governor.
D. The provisions of this act section shall be limited to
diabetes information, data, initiatives, and programs within the
Authority and the Department prior to the effective date of this act
November 1, 2015, unless there is available funding for diabetes in
each agency that may be used for new research, data collection
reporting or other requirements of this act section.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2065 of Title 63, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
fund for the State Department of Health to be designated the " School
Nurse Pilot Program Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing
fund, not subject to fiscal ye ar limitations, and shall consist of
all monies designated for and eligible for deposit under law . All
monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated
and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health
to facilitate the implementation of a pilot program as described in
subsection B of this section including but not limited to the
distribution of such funds through grants administered by the
Department or in coordination with the Department . Expenditures
from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State
Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the
Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Serv ices for
approval and payment.
B. The State Department of Health shall utilize funds deposited
to the School Nurse Pilot Program Rev olving Fund for the purpose of
implementing a pilot program to deliver school nur se services that
address health, mental health, and social ser vices needs of students
and families to promote the ability for students to have the best
opportunity to learn an d be successful in their public school
district. Such pilot program shall include the following criteria
and limitations:
1. Encompass a contiguous three-county area with no more than
twenty percent (20%) of the area's school districts having
enrollments greater than three thousand (3,000) weighted average
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daily membership as calculated by the State Department of Education
the year of the pilo t program's inception; and
2. Have consolidated implementation coordinated by a single
nonprofit provider.
C. The State Department of Health may promulgate rules and
adopt policies and procedures as required to administer the
provisions of this section .
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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Passed the Senate the 23rd day of May, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 27th day of April, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __
Approved by the Governor of t he State of Oklahoma this _________
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __