An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 1134 By: Hall and Rosino of the
Senate
and
Wallace and Caldwell (Trey)
of the House
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Health Care
Authority; requiring that portions of certain
appropriated funds be used for certain purpose s;
directing Oklahoma Health Care Authority to implement
increased payment for certain long -term care and
intermediate care facilities for individuals with
intellectual disabilities; providing for duties and
compensation of administrators and employees;
authorizing payment of certain expenses; authorizing
certain transfers; requiring certain transfers;
authorizing certain early transfer requests;
authorizing the exemption of unanticipated federal
funds from expenditure and budgetary limitations;
providing procedures; requiring certain budget
procedures; prohibiting certain budget procedures ;
providing an effective date; and declaring an
emergency.
SUBJECT: Oklahoma Health Care Authority
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. From the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Health
Care Authority in Enrolled Senate Bill No. 1125 of the 2nd Session
of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature, the sum of Thirty Million Dollars
($30,000,000.00) shall be used to increase reimburseme nts to long-
term care facilities and intermediate care facilities for
individuals with intellectual disabilities.
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SECTION 2. A. The duties and compensation of employees, not
otherwise prescribed by law, necessary to perform the duties im posed
upon the Oklahoma Health Care Authority by law shall be set by the
Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.
B. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is authorized to:
1. Pay professional expenses of the Administrator of the
Authority including dues, licenses, professional memberships, and
continuing education classes conducted in this state; and
2. Pay professional expenses of any employee including dues,
licenses, professional memberships, continuing medical education
classes conducted in this state, and medical malpractice insurance
provided he or she is a full -time employee of the Authority in
accordance with subsection B of Section 5006 of Title 63 of the
Oklahoma Statutes and is utilizing those professional skills in the
performance of his or her job duties.
SECTION 3. In order to facilitate cash management of federal
grant receipts and disbursements, the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services shall transfer monies between the Oklahoma
Health Care Authority fe deral and revolving funds in amounts
requested by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.
SECTION 4. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is authorized to
transfer funds from Fund 205 and Fund 270 to Fund 200 and Fund 340
to satisfy claims made to the Authority under the Supplemental
Hospital Offset Payment Program Act.
SECTION 5. The Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care
Authority may request that receipt and expenditure of unanticipated
federal funds awarded after July 1, 2024, be exempt from expenditure
limitations and from budgetary limitations.
SECTION 6. A. The Director of the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services shall transfer monies appropriated from the
General Revenue Fund and the Health Care Enhancement Fund to the
Oklahoma Health Care Authority disbursing funds in the amounts and
ratios requested by the Authority, except that the cumulative
amounts transferred shall not exceed the cumulative amounts of equal
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monthly allotments of the app ropriations from the General Revenue
Fund and Health Care Enhancement Fund.
B. Monies appropriated or collected for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2025, may be transferred to these disbursing funds for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 202 4, to satisfy encumbrances and
obligations of such fiscal year; provided, that monies equal in
amount are transferred from appropriations or collections for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 202 4, to the disbursing fund for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 202 5, to satisfy encumbrances and
obligations of such fiscal year. All transfer requests shall be in
writing to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
Services.
C. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall maintain records of
the inter-year transfers.
SECTION 7. The Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care
Authority may request, through the Director of the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services, the early transfer by the
Oklahoma Tax Commission of tax collections to the General Rev enue
Fund for the purpose of early allocation to the agency ’s disbursing
funds to alleviate cash -flow problems.
SECTION 8. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
SECTION 9. It being immediately necessary for the p reservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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Passed the Senate the 2 8th day of May, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 30th day of May, 2024.
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 the 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: _________________________________