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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 1625 By: Frix
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to health insurance; defining terms;
7 requiring certain legislation to have certain impact
8 analysis; requiring Insurance Department to conduct
8 certain analysis; requiring report to include certain
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9 third party for certain purpose; allowing Department
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10 Department to provide certain report to certain
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11 providing for codification; and providing an
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 8000 of Title 36, unless there
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18 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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19 As used in this act:
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20 1. "Health benefit plan" means a health benefit plan as defined
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21 pursuant to Section 6060.4 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
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22 2. "Mandate" means any requirement proposed in legislation or
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23 regulation that obligates a health benefit plan to:
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1 a. provide, offer, or expand coverage for specific health
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2 care services or providers, treatments, medical
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3 supplies, or populations, or
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4 b. implement operational or administrative processes such
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5 as prior authorization, reporting requirements, or
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6 claims procedures.
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7 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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8 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 8001 of Title 36, unless there
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9 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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10 A. No bill providing for a mandate impacting the health plans
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11 in this state shall be considered or adopted by the Senate or the
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12 House of Representatives unless there is an impact analysis of the
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14 B. If the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of
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15 the House of Representatives or his or her designee determines that
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16 a bill contains a mandate impacting health benefit plans, he or she
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17 shall direct the Insurance Department to conduct an impact analysis.
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18 C. When conducting such analysis, the Department shall:
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19 1. Analyze the proposed mandate and prepare a written report to
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21 Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
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22 2. Include in such report information related to:
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23 a. social impact:
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1 (1) the extent to which the mandate addresses a
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2 significant public health issue,
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3 (2) the number of individuals and demographics
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4 affected by the proposed mandate, and
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5 (3) any anticipated impact on access to health care
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6 services,
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7 b. medical efficacy:
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8 (1) a review of peer-reviewed studies, clinical
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9 guidelines, and other scientific evidence
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10 evaluating the effectiveness of the treatment or
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11 service, and
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12 (2) input from medical experts and professional
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13 organizations as appropriate, and
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14 c. financial impact:
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15 (1) the estimated effect on insurance premiums for
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16 consumers and employers,
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17 (2) the potential cost implications for insurers,
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18 health care providers, and state-funded programs
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19 that provide payment for covered services, and
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20 (3) any anticipated impact on the stability of the
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21 state's insurance market.
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22 D. The Department may contract with a third-party vendor that
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1 other services that the Department deems necessary to carry out the
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2 provisions of this act.
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3 E. The Department may seek the input and expertise of any
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4 agency of this state to evaluate the potential impact to state-
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5 funded programs that provide payment for covered services.
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6 F. Upon return of the analysis by the Department, the
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7 Department shall provide an electronic copy to the author of the
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8 legislative measure and the chairs of the legislative committees to
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9 which the measure was referred, and make such report publicly
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11 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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