An act relating to Medicaid, the official text

1                            STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2   2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

3 HOUSE BILL 4412            By: Blancett

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6                            AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to Medicaid; creating the ADvantage

    Waiver Home and Community-based Services for Seniors

8   Revolving Fund; stating the purpose; providing for

    codification; providing an effective date; and

9   declaring an emergency.

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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

13  SECTION 1.      NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

14 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1019 of Title 56, unless there

15 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

16  There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

17 for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to be designated the

18 "ADvantage Waiver Home and Community-based Services for Seniors

19 Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject

20 to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received

21 by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services from state-appropriated

22 funds, federal funds, donations, grants, and contributions from any

23 public or private source and designated for the purpose set forth in

24 this section. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are

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1 hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma

2 Health Care Authority for the purpose of providing home and

3 community-based services to persons at risk of placement in a

4 nursing facility but who elect to be served in a home and community-

5 based setting in lieu of nursing facility services. Expenditures

6 from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State

7 Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the

8 Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

9 approval and payment.

10  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.

11  SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation

12 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby

13 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and

14 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

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16  60-2-15900      TJ   1/8/2026

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