Bill > SB1161

This bill appropriates $99,494,450.00 to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, from the Health Care Enhancement Fund. * **Oklahoma Health Care Authority:** $99,494,450.00 from the Health Care Enhancement Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. This appropriation is to cover the duties imposed upon the Authority by law. * **Administrative and Employee Expenses:** The bill authorizes the Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to set the duties and compensation for employees. It also allows for the payment of professional expenses for the Administrator and full-time employees, including dues, licenses, professional memberships, continuing education, and medical malpractice insurance for employees. * **Fund Transfers:** The Authority is authorized to transfer appropriations and revenues between specific funds (Funds 200, 245, 340, and 425) to meet program expenditure requirements. This is subject to approval by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The bill also allows for inter-year transfers of funds between the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, to manage cash flow and satisfy obligations. * **Unanticipated Federal Funds:** The Administrator can request that unanticipated federal funds received after July 1, 2026, be exempt from expenditure and budgetary limitations. * **Early Tax Collection Transfer:** The Administrator can request an early transfer of tax collections to the General Revenue Fund to alleviate cash flow problems for the agency's disbursing funds. * **Effective Date:** The act becomes effective on July 1, 2026.