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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 1794 By: Rosino
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to mental health; requiring
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8 registry; describing registry; requiring certain
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9 of certain uniform data definitions; requiring
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10 codification; and providing an effective date.
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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 1-111 of Title 43A, unless there
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18 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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19 A. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
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20 shall establish and maintain a secure, real-time statewide
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21 behavioral health vacancy registry to expedite clinically
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22 appropriate placement, including placements associated with
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23 emergency detention, protective custody, or assessments authorized
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24 under Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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1 B. The registry shall display, at minimum:
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2 1. Current capacity counts;
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3 2. Populations served;
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4 3. Level of care or acuity of each consumer;
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5 4. Diagnosis of each consumer;
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6 5. Admission criteria;
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7 6. Acceptance rates of consumers for intake through emergency
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8 detentions and assessments;
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9 7. Payor or preauthorization considerations; and
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10 8. Twenty-four-hour placement contact procedures.
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11 C. Each facility shall register with the Department and shall
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12 electronically update capacity status upon any material change and
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13 not less than once per hour while accepting referrals. The
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15 for low-volume settings.
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16 D. The Department shall establish uniform data definitions for
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17 licensed, staffed, and available capacity; age bands; general
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18 diagnostic groupings; medication capabilities; and levels of care,
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19 consistent with state and federal privacy laws.
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20 E. The registry shall not contain protected health information
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21 of identifiable patients and shall comply with state and federal
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22 privacy laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and
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1 applicable. Data may be used by the Department for de-identified
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3 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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