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OK HB2059
OK HB2059Medication; definition; Health Care Authority to partner with the University of Oklahoma Health and Sciences Center; rules; effective date.
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Introduced
02/03/2025
02/03/2025
In Committee
03/05/2026
03/05/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act relating to medication; defining term; directing the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to partner with the University of Oklahoma Health and Sciences Center to provide medication to certain inmates; directing the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to directly pay the University of Oklahoma Health and Sciences Center for medication for certain inmates; providing for promulgation of rules; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill defines "medication" to include both prescription and over-the-counter drugs and requires the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA), a state agency that administers health care programs, to collaborate with the University of Oklahoma Health and Sciences Center to supply these medications to individuals held in municipal or county jails, but not those under the custody of the state's Department of Corrections. The OHCA will be responsible for directly paying the University of Oklahoma Health and Sciences Center for these medications, and the OHCA is also directed to create rules to put this new law into effect, which will become active on November 1, 2026.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Authored by Senator Rosino (principal Senate author) (on 03/05/2026)
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