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OK SB1149

Bill

Status

Passed

5/4/2016

Primary Sponsor

Doug Cox

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Municipalities may manage, lease, or operate medical facilities outside municipal limits if the activity benefits the community or lessens government burdens and does not solely generate administrative fees

  • County hospital Boards of Control gain authority to manage, lease, or operate medical facilities and institutions located outside the county under the same community benefit requirements

  • Public trusts may engage in activities outside their beneficiary's geographic boundaries when providing benefit to a large class of the public or lessening government burdens, excluding activities that solely generate administrative fees

  • Updates statutory language to gender-neutral terms throughout county hospital governance provisions (e.g., "chairman" to "chair," "his" to "his or her")

Legislative Description

Health care facilities; authorizing a municipality to operate hospitals outside municipal limits; public trusts; allowing to engage in activities outside certain boundaries.

Last Action

Approved by Governor 05/04/2016

5/4/2016

Committee Referrals

County and Municipal Government3/16/2016
Business and Commerce2/22/2016
Health and Human Services2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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