Oklahoma 2025 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB873 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/16/2025

                     
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) 
 
SENATE BILL 873 	By: Rosino 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to the University Hospitals 
Authority; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 3204, which 
relates to University Hospitals; removi ng obsolete 
property descriptions; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 
3205, which relates to certificate of need; creating 
certain exemption; updating statutory language; and 
providing an effective date . 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     63 O.S. 2021, Secti on 3204, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 3204. A.  Until July 1, 1993, the University Hospitals 
shall be under the jurisdiction, supervision, management and control 
of the Department of Human Services and the Commission for Human 
Services. 
B.  Effective July 1, 1993, the University Hospitals are hereby 
transferred from the Department of Human Services and the Commission 
for Human Services to the University Hospitals Author ity. 
C.  The transfer shall include:   
 
 
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1.  All powers, duties, responsibilities, properties, assets, 
fund balances, encumbrances, obligations, records, personnel and 
liabilities including, but not limited to, liability for all 
University Hospital employees ’ sick leave, annual leave, holidays, 
unemployment benefits and workers ’ compensation benefits accruing to 
employees prior to July 1, 1993, which are attributable to the 
University Hospitals; provided, however, that any claims arising 
under the Governmental Tort Claims Act and filed prior to July 1, 
1993, and from any other actions fi led prior to July 1, 1993, shall 
remain the responsibility of the Department of Human Services and 
the Commission for Human Services .  All claims arising prior to July 
1, 1993 and for which no action has been filed shall be paid by the 
Risk Management Program; 
2.  Oklahoma Children ’s Hospital and all buildings and 
appurtenances located on land which is described as follows:  Blocks 
B, 3, 4, 12 and 13, and the North 30 feet of Bloc k 14; and Lots 6 
through 15, Block 21, CULBERTSON HEIGHTS ADDITION less and ex cept 
the West 7 feet of Lot 5 and all of Lots 6 through 19, and the East 
5 feet of Lot 20 and the North 59.5 feet of Lots 21 through 26, and 
the North 59.5 feet of the West 49.5 feet of Lot 27, all in Block 
13, CULBERTSON HEIGHTS ADDITION to the City of Oklahoma City, 
Oklahoma, and also less and except the West 106 feet of the vacated 
Northeast 12th Street abutting said Block 13; and a part of Block 
20, CULBERTSON HEIGHTS ADDITION and a part of the alleys adjacent   
 
 
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thereto, and a part of the SW 1/4, Section 26, T12N, R3W, I.M., and 
a part of the SE 1/4, Sec. 27, T12N, R3W, I.M., Oklahoma County, 
Oklahoma, and a part of vacated Kelley Avenue adjacent thereto, more 
particularly described as follows:  Commencing at the NE corner of 
Block 20, CULBERTSON HEIGHTS ADDITION, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 
thence S. 0 degrees 03 ’ 34” E. and along the East line of said Block 
20 and along the West Right -of-Way line of Stonewall Avenue a 
distance of 10 ft. to the point or place of beginning; thence 
continuing S. 0 degrees 03 ’ 34” E. and along the East line of said 
Block 20 and along the West Right -of-Way line of Stonewall Avenue a 
distance of 341.27 ft., thence N. 89 degrees 54 ’ 35” W. a distance 
of 520.10 ft., thence N. 0 degrees 11 ’ 08” E. a distance of 18.0 
ft.; thence N. 89 degrees 48 ’ 52” W. a distance of 12.0 ft.; thence 
N. 0 degrees 11’ 08” E. a distance of 6 ft.; thence N. 89 degrees 
48’ 52” W. a distance of 21.5 ft., thence N. 0 degrees 11 ’ 08” E. a 
distance of 22.5 ft., thence N. 89 degrees 48 ’ 52” W. a distance of 
286.5 ft., thence N. 89 degrees 48 ’ 52” W. a distance of 27.00 feet; 
thence N. 0 degrees 12 ’ 03” E. a distance of 72.50 feet; thence N. 
89 degrees 48’ 51” W. a distance of 25.65 feet ; thence N. 23 degrees 
29’ 12” W. a distance of 250.50 feet to a point on the South Right -
of-Way line of N.E. 13th Street; thence S. 89 degrees 48 ’ 51” E. and 
along the South Right -of-Way line of N.E. 13th Street a distance of 
649.76 feet; to a point in th e East line of said SE 1/4 of Section 
27, T12N, R3W, thence S. 0 degrees 06 ’ 23” W. along the East line of   
 
 
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said Section 27, a distance of 10.0 ft., thence N. 89 degrees 33 ’ 
42” E. and parallel to and 10 ft., South of the North line of said 
Block 20 of said CULBERTSON HEIGHTS ADDITION a distance of 342.10 
ft. to the point or place of beginning; and 
3. a. University Hospital and all buildings and 
appurtenances located on land which is described as 
follows:  A part of the South Half of the Southeast 
Quarter of Section 27, T12N, R3W of the Indian 
Meridian AND a part of the North Half of the Northeast 
Quarter of Section 34, T12N, R3W, of the Indian 
Meridian, all in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, more 
particularly described as follows:  Beginning at the 
Southwest corner of Block 13, HOWE ’S CAPITOL ADDITION; 
thence N. 0 degrees 10 ’ 36” E. along the East line of 
Phillips Avenue a distance of 674.64 feet to a point 
on the South line of Northeast 13th Street; thence S. 
89 degrees 48’ 51” E. along the South line of said 
Northeast 13th Street a distance of 620.30 feet; 
thence S. 23 degrees 29 ’ 12” E. a distance of 250.50 
feet; thence S. 89 degrees 48 ’ 51” E. a distance of 
25.65 feet; thence S. 0 degrees 12 ’ 03” W. a distance 
of 72.50 feet; thence S. 89 degrees 48 ’ 51” E. a 
distance of 27.00 feet; thence S. 00 degrees 12 ’ 03” 
W. a distance of 443.57 feet; thence S. 89 degrees 43 ’   
 
 
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03” E. a distance of 32.95 feet; thence S. 00 degrees 
14’ 28” W. along the East line of a retaining wall a 
distance of 733.66 feet to a point on the S outh line 
of Block 1 of OAK PARK ADDITION; thence S. 89 degrees 
52’ 55” W. along the South line of Blocks 1 and 7 of 
OAK PARK ADDITION a distance of 810.11 feet to the 
Southwest corner of said Block 7; thence N. 00 degrees 
10’ 36” E. along the West line of said Block 7, OAK 
PARK ADDITION a distance of 213.87 feet; thence N. 89 
degrees 49’ 24” W. a distance of 3.40 feet; thence N. 
00 degrees 10’ 36” E. along the West line of Block 24, 
HOWE’S CAPITOL ADDITION a distance of 190.00 feet; 
thence S. 89 degrees 49 ’ 24” E. a distance of 8.10 
feet; thence N. 00 degrees 10 ’ 36” E. along the West 
line of Block 18, HOWE ’S CAPITOL ADDITION a distance 
of 405.00 feet to the Point of Beginning and 
containing 1,146,572 Square Feet or 26.32 Acres more 
or less;, and 
b. That portion of the property described in subparagraph 
a known as the Research Building shall be transferred 
to the Authority, but shall be leased to the 
University of Oklahoma for a term of not less than 
forty (40) years from the date thereof; and   
 
 
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c. All of Blocks 1 and 2 of Culbertson Heights Addition, 
and all of Block 3 and Lots 3 throu gh 20 and the North 
50 feet of Lots 21 through 38 of Block 12, Oak Park 
Addition to the City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
including the encompassed and abutting portions of the 
vacated Northeast 11th Street, Park Place and 
Northeast 10th Street, and the abutting portion of 
Everest Avenue and the alley way in Block 12 of the 
said Oak Park Addition. 
D.  Properties to be retained by the The Department of Human 
Services include: 
1.  The shall retain the Service Center Building and land 
located on:  The South 100 feet of Block 12 and all of Block 17, Oak 
Park Addition to the City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma including the 
encompassed or abutting portions of vacated Everest Avenue and 
Northeast 9th Street.  (219,300 sq. ft., 5.03 acres ); and 
2.  The Management Information Division Building and land 
located on:  The West 7 feet of Lot 5 and all of Lots 6 through 19, 
and the East 5 feet of Lot 20 and the North 59.5 feet of Lots 21 
through 26, and the North 59.5 feet of the West 49.5 feet of Lot 27, 
all in Block 13, Culbe rtson Heights Addition to the City of Oklahoma 
City, Oklahoma, and also including the West 106 feet of the vacated 
Northeast 12th Street abutting said Block 13.  (82,199 sq. ft., 1.89 
acres).   
 
 
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E.  Appropriate conveyances shall be executed to effectuate the 
transfers specified by subsections B, C and D of this section. 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     63 O.S. 2021, Section 3205, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 3205. A.  The transfer of the University Hospitals from 
the Commission for Hu man Services and the Department of Human 
Services shall not require a Certificate of Need pursuant to the 
provisions of Sections 2651 through 2656.2 of Title 63 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes; provided, however, that Notwithstanding any other 
law, any expansion, addition, or change to the University Hospitals 
requiring a Certificate of Need after such transfer shall be subject 
to the provisions of Sections 2651 through 2656.2 of Title 6 3 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes in furtherance of the University Hospitals 
Authority Act shall not require a certificate of need . 
B.  1.  University Hospitals shall be operated as general 
hospitals and shall be licensed by the State Commissioner of Health, 
and shall, as far as possible, meet the standards, requirements and 
essentials of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care 
Organizations, the American Medical Association ’s Council on Medical 
Education, the American Specialty Boards and the Associa tion of 
American Medical Colleges. 
2.  The University Hospitals may provide se rvices and receive 
payments therefor under Titles XVIII and XIX of the federal Social 
Security Act, and may participate in other federal medical programs.   
 
 
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3.  University Hospital s shall be available as teaching and 
training hospitals for the colleges of the University of Oklahoma 
Health Sciences Center, for the College of Medicine of the 
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, and for other health and 
educational facilities an d shall provide indigent patient care. 
SECTION 3.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 
 
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