Req. No. 756 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 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) SENATE BILL 253 By: Hines AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to the state Medicaid program; requiring the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to include certain information in annual budge t request; specifying calculation method of certain costs; 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 -1925.2A of Title 63, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority in its annual budget request submitted pursuant to Section 34.36 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall include a supplemental item reflecting the new state and federal funding necessary to meet the additional costs associated with reimbursing nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual d isabilities at the most recent audited cost. B. Audited cost shall be calcula ted by using the latest cost report submitted to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Req. No. 756 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 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 60-1-756 DC 12/30/2024 5:58:47 PM