SB376 Summary

• Creates and establishes the Medical Expense Liability Revolving Fund for the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board, funded by fees assessed under Section 1313.7 of Title 20.

• Authorizes use of fund monies for qualified medical expenses of inmates or persons in county/city jail custody and for detention officer training provided by the Oklahoma Sheriff's Association, with a minimum fund balance of $1,000,000 maintained for training reimbursements.

• Imposes a $10 fee on persons convicted of most offenses (excluding traffic/municipal violations) or forfeiting bond, with the county court clerk remitting collected fees monthly to the fund.

• Establishes criteria for counties to claim fund reimbursement: minimum $8,000 expense threshold, no claims filed in prior 12 months, and documented inability of state inmates/prisoners to cover medical costs, with a $100,000 maximum per inmate.

• Includes emergency clause making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval.