Okla. Stat. tit. 56 § 4002.13

Current through Laws 2024, c. 453.
Section 4002.13 - Medicaid Delivery System Quality Advisory Committee
A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall establish a Medicaid Delivery System Quality Advisory Committee for the purpose of performing the duties specified in subsection B of this section.
B. The Committee shall have the power and duty to make recommendations to the Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board on quality measures used by contracted entities in the capitated care delivery model of the state Medicaid program.
C.
1. The Committee shall be comprised of members appointed by the Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Members shall serve at the pleasure of the Administrator.
2. A majority of the members shall be providers participating in the capitated care delivery model of the state Medicaid program, and such providers may include members of the Advisory Committee on Medical Care for Public Assistance Recipients. Other members shall include, but not be limited to, representatives of hospitals and integrated health systems, other members of the health care community, and members of the academic community having subject-matter expertise in the field of health care or subfields of health care, or other applicable fields including, but not limited to, statistics, economics or public policy.
3. The Committee shall select from among its membership a chair and vice chair.
D.
1. The Committee may meet as often as may be required in order to perform the duties imposed on it.
2. A quorum of the Committee shall be required to approve any final recommendations of the Committee. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.
3. Meetings of the Committee shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
E. Members of the Committee shall receive no compensation or travel reimbursement.
F. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall provide staff support to the Committee. To the extent allowed under federal or state law, rules or regulations, the Authority, the State Department of Health, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Department of Human Services shall as requested provide technical expertise, statistical information, and any other information deemed necessary by the chair of the Committee to perform the duties imposed on it.

Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 4002.13

Amended by Laws 2022 , c. 395, s. 18, eff. 7/1/2022.
Added by Laws 2021 , c. 542, s. 13, eff. 9/1/2021.