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HB1816 • 2026

Medicaid; out-of-state medical providers; term; effective date.

Medicaid; out-of-state medical providers; term; effective date.

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Sponsor
Newton
Last action
2025-05-06
Official status
SA's received
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Medicaid; out-of-state medical providers; term; effective date.

Medicaid; out-of-state medical providers; term; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Medicaid; out-of-state medical providers; term; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1816 (House): Introduced (2/21/2025)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: HB1816 FA1 CaldwellTr-CC 3/26/2025 2:34:54 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Trey Caldwell Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1816 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By striking the Title.

  • HB1816 FA1 CaldwellTr-CC 3/26/2025 2:34:54 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Trey Caldwell Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1816 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By striking the Title.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-06 Senate

    Engrossed to House

  2. 2025-05-06 House

    SA's received

  3. 2025-05-05 Senate

    General Order, Considered

  4. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 4

  5. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Referred for engrossment

  6. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  7. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Reported Do Pass as amended Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

  8. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Enacting clause stricken

  9. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services

  10. 2025-03-27 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  11. 2025-03-27 Senate

    First Reading

  12. 2025-03-26 House

    General Order

  13. 2025-03-26 House

    Amended

  14. 2025-03-26 House

    Title stricken

  15. 2025-03-26 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 1

  16. 2025-03-26 House

    Referred for engrossment

  17. 2025-03-05 House

    CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee

  18. 2025-03-05 House

    Authored by Senator Coleman (principal Senate author)

  19. 2025-02-25 House

    Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health

  20. 2025-02-17 House

    Withdrawn from Rules Committee

  21. 2025-02-17 House

    Referred to Health and Human Services Oversight

  22. 2025-02-17 House

    Referred to Public Health

  23. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  24. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  25. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Newton

Official Summary Text

Medicaid; out-of-state medical providers; term; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1816 (House): Introduced (2/21/2025)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENGR. S. A. TO ENGR. H. B. NO. 1816 Page 1
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ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENT
TO
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1816 By: Newton of the House

and

Coleman of the Senate

[ Medicaid - out-of-state medical providers -
effective date ]

AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the enacting clause

Passed the Senate the 5th day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

ENGR. H. B. NO. 1816 Page 1
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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1816 By: Newton of the House

and

Coleman of the Senate

[ Medicaid - out-of-state medical providers -
effective date ]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 5060, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 5060. A. Where practicable and in accordance with
state and federal law, the state Medicaid program shall not contract
with an out-of-state medical provider for treatment that is
available from one or more providers licensed and practicing in the
State of Oklahoma. For the purposes of this section, "treatment"
shall refer to services that require the physical presence of the
patient and the direct care of a medical provider. Services that
are conducted remotely, including laboratory analysis or diagnostic
processing, shall not be considered treatment under this section.
B. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall seek any federal
approval necessary to implement the provisions of this section.

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SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of March, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the ___ day of ___________, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate