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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3673 By: Miller of the House
and
Stanley of the Senate
An Act relating to militia; mandating the creati on of
the Oklahoma Tricare Reserve Select Reimbursement
Program; defining eligible recipients; clarifying
applicability; requiring rulemaking ; providing for
codification; and providing an eff ective 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 238 of Title 44, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Military Department of the State of Oklahoma shall
create the Oklahoma Tricare Reserve Select Reimbursement Program.
B. In this section, "eligible recipient" means an individual
who is:
1. Eligible for, and currently enrolled in , Tricare Reserve
Select;
2. A member of the state military forces as defined in
paragraph 56 of subsection A of Section 801 of Title 44 of the
Oklahoma Statutes;
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3. Serving state active duty as defined in paragraph 54 of
subsection A of Section 801 of Title 44 of the Oklahoma Statutes ;
and
4. On state active duty orders for thirty (30) days or more.
C. The Department may award grants to an eli gible recipient who
meets the reimbursement application requirements fo r any of the
following:
1. A premium paid for individual coverage through the Tri care
Reserve Select program; or
2. A premium paid for any member of the immediate family of an
eligible recipient covered under the Tricare Reserve Select program.
D. The Department shall promulgate rules to implement and
administer the Tricare Premium Reimbu rsement Program established
under this act.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effe ctive November 1, 2024.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 7th day of March, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate