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An act relating to the state Medicaid program, the official text

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1                   STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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

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3 SENATE BILL 1383                By: Hicks
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6                               AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to the state Medicaid program;

7   amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 5009.6, which relates

8   to diabetes self-management; removing obsolete

8   language; providing for Medicaid coverage of diabetes

9   self-management education and support (DSMES);

9   directing promulgation of certain rules; and

10  providing an effective date.

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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14  SECTION 1.      AMENDATORY  63 O.S. 2021, Section 5009.6, is

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15 amended to read as follows:
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16  Section 5009.6. A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall

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17 examine the feasibility of a state plan amendment to the Oklahoma
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18 Medicaid Program for diabetes self-management training (DSMT).
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19  B. By December 1, 2018, the Authority shall submit a report to

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20 the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
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21 Representatives and the Governor estimating the potential costs to
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22 the state, clinical findings, reviews of pilot projects and research
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23 from other states on the effects of DSMT on persons with a diabetes
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1   C. Beginning July 1, 2019, and subject to the availability of

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2 funding and receipt of any necessary federal approval, the Oklahoma
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3 Health Care Authority shall draft a state plan amendment for DSMT
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4 cover diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) under
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5 the state Medicaid program for persons with a diabetes diagnosis.
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6 The provisions of this subsection shall only apply if the report
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7 required by subsection B of this section demonstrates DSMT to be
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8 evidence-based and essential to qualifying participants in the
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9 Oklahoma Medicaid Program.
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10  D. As used in this section, "diabetes self-management training

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11 (DSMT)" means the process of facilitating the knowledge, skill and
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12 ability necessary for diabetes self-care. This process requires
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13 incorporating the patient's unique needs and experiences into an
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14 individualized education and support plan that promotes new
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15 behaviors and solutions, including, but not limited to, healthy
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16 eating, physical activity, self-monitoring and medication use.
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17  B. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall promulgate

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18 rules as necessary to implement this section including, but not
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19 limited to, rules on provider eligibility and requirements, scope of
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20 services, coverage, and reimbursement.
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21  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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23  60-2-3292      DC         12/30/2025 6:01:26 PM

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