OK HCR1007

Requests exemption for Oklahoma from the Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law), 42 U.S.C. Section 1395nn, which the resolution identifies as an impediment to rural health care delivery in the state.

Seeks exemption from any administrative rules adopted under the Stark Law authority that adversely impact the delivery of essential medical care in rural areas of Oklahoma.

Addresses Oklahoma's health care shortage, particularly in rural parts of the state, by supporting and protecting the rural health care community.

Adopted by the House of Representatives on March 18, 2025, and by the Senate on April 21, 2025.