Medical facilities; definitions; licensing; penalties; exceptions; application requirements; fees; revolving fund; facility standards; effective date.
HB 1630 establishes licensing requirements for "short-term emergency and nonemergency hybrid medical facilities" in Oklahoma - new facilities operating 24/7 with separate emergency and nonemergency sections. It requires these facilities to obtain a license from the State Department of Health, prohibits unlicensed operation (with misdemeanor penalties), and mandates board-certified ER physicians on staff. Exemptions include hospitals, dental clinics, nursing homes, and facilities connected to existing hospitals. The bill also restricts new licenses within 20 miles of rural hospitals (under 30,000 population) without hospital permission and sets application fees and facility standards.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 1, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 4 comparisons
What changed between versions
House Committee Substitute
→
Floor (House)
·
2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a House Committee Substitute version to a Floor version, with minor renumbering and layout adjustments. No substantive policy changes, definitions, or legal requirements were altered between these two versions.
TECHNICAL
Page headers and footers were updated to reflect the Floor version instead of the Committee Substitute version, including changes to page numbering and document identifiers.
Line numbers and spacing were adjusted throughout the document to accommodate the Floor version formatting, but the actual legislative text content remained identical.
Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2025
How they voted
59–28
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 100
Mar 25, 2025
D
Democratic19
68% Nay
R
Republican81
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 60 Nays: 26
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 1630
Scope: OK
Hi! I can help you understand HB 1630. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline