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OK HB1630
Bill
Status
3/26/2025
Primary Sponsor
Chris Sneed
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AI Summary
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Creates a new licensing framework for "short-term emergency and nonemergency hybrid medical facilities" - dual-sided facilities separate from hospitals that operate 24/7, with one side providing emergency care and the other providing nonemergency care such as diagnostic testing, lab work, primary care, and imaging
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Requires facilities to be staffed by board-certified emergency room physicians, limits emergency patient stays to 24 hours maximum, and mandates compliance with federal EMTALA standards including medical screening regardless of ability to pay
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Prohibits licensing in cities with populations under 30,000 that are within 20 miles or 20 minutes of a rural hospital unless written permission is obtained from that hospital
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Authorizes the State Department of Health to deny, suspend, or revoke licenses, impose administrative penalties up to $1,000 per violation ($5,000 maximum for continuing violations), and issue emergency suspension orders for immediate public health dangers
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Creates the Short-term Emergency and Nonemergency Hybrid Medical Facility Licensing Fund as a revolving fund for administration and enforcement, with an effective date of November 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Medical facilities; definitions; licensing; penalties; exceptions; application requirements; fees; revolving fund; facility standards; effective date.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services
4/1/2025