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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 1443 By: Daniels
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to health benefit plans; defining
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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14 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7501 of Title 36, unless there
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15 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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16 A. As used in this act:
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17 1. "Anesthesia services" means the same as defined by the
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18 prevailing medical coding and billing standards in the professional
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19 medical billing community, including the most recent version of the
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20 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code books, the Medicare Claims
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21 Processing Manual, and American Society of Anesthesiologists
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22 guidance;
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23 2. "Health benefit plan" means any plan that provides benefits
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24 for medical or surgical expenses or disease management incurred as a
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1 result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an
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2 individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or
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3 insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an
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4 individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage
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5 document that is issued by:
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6 a. an insurance company,
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7 b. a group hospital service corporation,
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8 c. a health maintenance organization,
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9 d. an approved nonprofit health corporation,
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10 e. a small employer health benefit plan, or
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11 f. any other health insurance company whose primary
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12 purpose is to provide benefits for medical or surgical
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13 expenses as a result of a health condition, accident,
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14 sickness, or disease; and
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15 3. "Physical status modifiers" means classifications set forth
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16 in the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status
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17 Classification System.
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18 B. All health benefit plans shall consider the following
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19 factors in determining necessity of services and calculation of
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20 benefit payment amounts for anesthesia services:
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21 1. The assessment of patient physical status, including the use
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1 2. The complexity and urgency of care, as determined by a
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3 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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