State Legislation Effective 7/1
Several bills approved by the Oklahoma Legislature this session become effective July 1, including:
- HB2900 General Appropriations Bill – Appropriates $9.0641B for various functions of State Government. View a table summarizing the appropriations.
- SB1051 – Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) Budget Limit Bill - Provides $1.9M for contracts with community health centers for increased access to care.
- SB21 – Suicide Awareness Training in Schools – Requires suicide prevention training for schools on a biennial basis beginning with the 2021-2022 School Year.
- SB89 – Health Education in Schools – Requires the State Department of Education to develop a micro-credential for teachers and that school districts provide instruction addressing health education by the 2023-2024 school year.
- S434 – I/T/U Medicaid Shared Savings Program – Creates a Shared Savings Program with up to 50% shared savings. Provides for non-I/T/U services to receive 100% of the federal matching rate if such services are rendered to an American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) Medicaid beneficiary as a result of a referral from an I/T/U facility provider.
Revised Reporting Requirement and Timeline for Provider Relief Fund
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently released
revised reporting requirements for recipients of Provider Relief Fund (PRF) funding. The deadline for reporting on PRF funds expended by June 30, 2021 has been extended to September 30, 2021. This deadline was originally set for July 31, 2021.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) also confirmed that last week that health centers generally must
expend all PRF funds by the end of this month. If your health center received funding before June 30, 2020, the deadline to expend funding is June 30, 2021, including rounds one and two of the "general distribution" and funding from the "rural distribution." Any funds health centers received from HHS after June 30, 2020 have deadlines depending on when funds were received. View the
HHS announcement for more information.