Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · Senate May 13, 2026

SB 1555: Medicaid home- and community-based services; modifying certain definition. Effective date.

SB 1555 updates Oklahoma's Medicaid definitions for "individual with intellectual disability" and "developmental disability" to align with current standards. It raises the age for disability manifestation from 18 to 22 years, refines IQ criteria (e.g., requiring scores below 70 or 71-75 with specific scoring), and revises adaptive skill areas to match Social Security Administration guidelines for daily living skills. These changes directly affect Medicaid eligibility for individuals seeking home- and community-based services under Oklahoma Statutes §1406-1424. The bill ensures existing Medicaid recipients as of September 1, 1991, remain eligible, and the Department of Human Services may expand services for underserved individuals within available resources. The updated definitions take effect November 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareUpdates Medicaid definitions to align with current standards, improving eligibility for home/community-based healthcare services under Medicaid.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · House May 12, 2026

HB 2749: Medicaid; directing establishment of certain nursing facility add-on rate under specified conditions; effective date; emergency.

HB 2749 creates a special fund called the Intergenerational Education Revolving Fund within the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. It establishes a competitive grant program to connect nursing facilities participating in Oklahoma's Medicaid program with public school districts for collaborative intergenerational education initiatives. Grant awards, provided as rate adjustments to qualifying facilities, will fund these partnerships. The program begins July 1, 2025, with funds limited to the total amount deposited into the revolving fund.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationCreates Intergenerational Education Revolving Fund to provide Medicaid rate adjustments funding for school-nursing facility partnerships, directly advancing educational access through new school funding mechanism.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareFunds Medicaid nursing facilities via rate adjustments for intergenerational education programs, strengthening healthcare partnerships within existing Medicaid framework.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · House May 11, 2026

HB 3016: Schools; Binocular Vision Screening Pilot Program; eye disorders; students in kindergarten, first, or third grades; State Department of Education; State Department of Health; comprehensive binocular vision screenings; Binocular Screening Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.

HB 3016 requires Oklahoma schools to provide binocular vision screenings for students in kindergarten, first, and third grades to identify convergence insufficiency (a vision disorder affecting near focus). Screenings, conducted within 30 days of the school year start by trained school nurses or vision professionals, must be performed in addition to existing vision screenings. The bill establishes a Binocular Screening Revolving Fund in the state treasury to cover program costs using state appropriations, which must supplement - rather than replace - current school vision funding. The program begins in the 2026-2027 school year.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesEstablishes Binocular Screening Revolving Fund in state treasury to cover program costs, directly funding a public health screening initiative through state budget appropriations.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates vision screenings for K-1-3 students to identify disorders, establishes revolving fund for program costs, enhancing student health support within K-12 education.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates school-based binocular vision screenings for early detection of eye disorders, establishes state fund to cover program costs, advancing preventive public health care.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

passed · Oklahoma · House May 6, 2026

HJR 1096: Joint Resolution; approving certain Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority proposed major rule changes; directing distribution.

This bill approves specific rule changes proposed by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority regarding the state's medical cannabis program. By passing this resolution, the legislature officially adopts these new regulations, which will guide how medical marijuana is distributed and managed. The Oklahoma Secretary of State is tasked with sending a copy of the approved rules to the Governor and the official state register. This action formalizes the authority's operational guidelines without altering the underlying laws governing medical marijuana use.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill expands patient access to medical cannabis, a treatment option for specific health conditions, thereby strengthening healthcare options.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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signed · Oklahoma · Senate May 6, 2026

SB 933: Health care; creating the Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act; authorizing individualized investigational treatments for eligible patients. Effective date.

SB 933 requires Oklahoma hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies using surgical smoke evacuation systems during procedures likely to generate surgical smoke. These systems must capture smoke at the source before it reaches staff or patients' eyes or lungs. The bill defines "surgical smoke" as gaseous by-products like plume or bio-aerosols produced during energy-based surgical procedures. The policy must be implemented by November 1, 2025, to prevent exposure to this airborne hazard.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires surgical smoke evacuation systems to protect staff/patients from harmful exposure in healthcare facilities, enhancing safety protocols and patient/staff protection.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · Senate May 4, 2026

SB 1134: Oklahoma State University Medical Authority; making an appropriation; stating purpose. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 1134 allocates $100,000 from Oklahoma's General Revenue Fund to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority for the 2026 fiscal year. The bill directly provides funding for the Authority to carry out its legal duties. It declares an emergency to allow immediate implementation upon passage. This is a procedural appropriations measure with no policy changes beyond the specified funding amount.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $100k from General Revenue to Oklahoma Health Care Authority for essential duties, funding a public service program.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAllocates $100,000 to Oklahoma Health Care Authority for fiscal year 2026, directly funding public health authority operations without policy changes.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · Senate May 4, 2026

SB 1142: Department of Human Services; making an appropriation; stating purpose. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 1142 allocates $100,000 from unallocated state funds to Oklahoma's Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The funding is intended to support the department's existing duties, including providing mental health and substance abuse services to Oklahomans. The bill declares an emergency to allow immediate implementation upon approval, bypassing standard legislative timelines. This is a procedural funding measure, not a policy change, and remains pending before the Appropriations Committee.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $100k from unallocated funds to mental health services, directly funding an essential public program through budget appropriation.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAllocates $100k to mental health department for services, directly funding mental health care as per bill summary and indicators.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · Senate May 4, 2026

SB 1290: 2-1-1 services; creating the 2-1-1 Hotline Revolving Fund; specifying type of fund and source of monies. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 1290 allocates $3 million from Oklahoma's General Revenue Fund to maintain the state's 2-1-1 hotline for the 2027 fiscal year. The funding ensures the hotline continues providing direct support for basic needs like food, shelter, clothing, transportation, and medical assistance. This appropriation directly affects Oklahomans who rely on the 2-1-1 service for immediate help. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates $3M from General Revenue Fund to maintain 2-1-1 hotline, directly funding public service essential for basic needs support.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareFunds 2-1-1 hotline providing medical assistance access, directly supporting healthcare resource connectivity and basic needs coverage.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

passed · Oklahoma · House Apr 28, 2026

HJR 1077: Constitutional amendment; Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund; creating the For Oklahoma’s Future Trust Fund; purpose; providing fund principal; requiring the Board of Investors of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund to invest monies in Fund; ballot title; ordering special election on certain date; filing.

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to establish the "Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund" for Oklahoma's tobacco settlement funds. It requires that at least 75% of new tobacco settlement payments (after 2001) be deposited into this trust fund, with specific percentages increasing over time. The trust fund's earnings must be used for cancer research, tobacco prevention programs, children's health initiatives, senior care programs, and education-related expenses, with unused funds remaining in the trust. The amendment creates two governing boards to manage investments and allocate funds, and it would require voter approval before taking effect.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesDirects tobacco settlement funds to health, education, and senior care programs via trust fund, ensuring fiscal allocation for public services per constitutional amendment.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill mandates that trust fund earnings be used for education-related expenses, providing a dedicated funding source for the sector.75% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill creates a trust fund for tobacco settlement money to fund cancer research, prevention, and children's health initiatives.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare

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signed · Oklahoma · Senate Apr 28, 2026

SB 1847: Medicaid home- and community-based services; modifying eligibility criteria for the ADvantage Waiver Program. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 1847 modifies Oklahoma's ADvantage Waiver Program, which provides Medicaid home- and community-based services. It creates an exception allowing individuals with cognitive impairments to qualify if they were already residing in an assisted living center contracted with the state when their impairment developed, and the center has a specific accommodation plan. This change directly affects adults with cognitive impairments who live in state-contracted assisted living facilities and developed their condition after moving in. The bill does not alter financial or age requirements but adjusts eligibility for this specific group. The exception applies to those meeting all three conditions outlined in the bill's new subsection B.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands Medicaid eligibility for cognitive impairment patients in state-contracted facilities, increasing access to home-based care services under ADvantage Waiver Program.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Healthcare