OK HB2778

Oklahoma Health Care Authority must refine the incentive reimbursement rate plan for nursing facilities to ensure transparency and integrity.

Refinements include establishing minimum standards for incentive payments using evidence-based criteria above current benchmarks.

State survey results must be used as threshold metrics to determine facility eligibility for incentive payments, with suspension of facilities falling below the threshold.

Oklahoma Health Care Authority must strengthen data collection processes and establish an advisory group with consumer, provider, and state agency representation for program feedback.

Authority must provide annual reports to the Governor, House Speaker, and Senate President Pro Tempore by December 31 each year detailing incentive payments, ratings, and trends.