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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 1017 By: Deevers
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the state Medicaid program;
7 defining terms; allowing coverage of educationally
8 necessary school-based services; prohibiting certain
8 acts by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority; stating
9 requirements for school-based services; providing for
9 codification; providing an effective date; and
10 declaring an emergency.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5028.2 of Title 63, unless there
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16 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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17 As used in this section:
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18 1. "Individualized education program" or "IEP" means, in
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19 accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a
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20 specially designed instruction for the individual child to access
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21 classroom instruction and activities to receive a free and
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22 appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive
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23 environment for the individual child. The IEP shall contain goals
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24 with short term objectives, and each shall have objective means of
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1 measuring. As provided by the Individuals with Disabilities
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2 Education Act:
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3 a. any related service identified as therapy such as
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4 physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech
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5 language therapy, behavioral therapy, and
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6 psychological therapy is considered medical and
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7 therefore shall not be written into the IEP,
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8 b. medically necessary related services, accommodations,
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9 modifications, and assistive technology shall be
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10 attached to the IEP, and
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11 c. only medically necessary related services that are
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12 educationally necessary for the child to access
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13 classroom instruction to make sure the child receives
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14 a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) may be
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15 written into the IEP.
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16 Related services, medical, assistive technology, modifications,
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17 and accommodations shall be attached to the child's Individualized
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18 Educational Plan, not written in the IEP;
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19 2. "School-based services" means specially designed instruction
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20 and services that are educationally necessary for the eligible
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21 student to receive a free and appropriate public education. This
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22 excludes medically necessary services that are not included within
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23 the definition of "educationally necessary" under the Individuals
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24 with Disabilities Education Act, such as non-educational health-
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1 related and rehabilitative services including, but not limited to,
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2 health examinations, immunizations, flu vaccines, eye examinations,
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3 speech and language therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy,
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4 social work services, and psychological and counseling services.
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5 These services are not the responsibility of the Oklahoma K-12
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6 public schools and shall be the responsibility of the parents or
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7 guardians to provide for their children off campus and after school
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8 hours.
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9 B. The state Medicaid program may cover educationally-necessary
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10 school-based services in accordance with this section. The Oklahoma
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11 Health Care Authority shall not:
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12 1. Define school-based services more broadly than defined under
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13 this section or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; or
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14 2. Cover school-based health care that is not educationally
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15 necessary under this section or the Individuals with Disabilities
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16 Education Act.
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17 C. School-based services may be provided only by a qualified
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18 school provider to a student under twenty-one (21) years of age
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19 pursuant to an individualized education program (IEP), in accordance
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20 with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Payment may
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21 be made only to qualified school providers for delivery of school-
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22 based services, provided that such services are educationally
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23 necessary to receive a free and appropriate public education, and
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1 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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2 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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3 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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4 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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5 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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