ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3149	By:	Sears and Martin (Scott) of the House

				     and

		Jolley and Justice of the Senate

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority; authorizing transfers of certain funds; providing procedures; requiring recordkeeping; authorizing certain requests relating to early transfers; and authorizing Authority to pay professional expenses of Administrator and full-time physicians employed by the Authority.

SUBJECT:  Oklahoma Health Care Authority budget procedures

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.  The Director of State Finance shall transfer monies appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority disbursing funds in the amounts and ratios requested by the Authority except that the cumulative amount transferred shall not exceed the cumulative amount of equal monthly allotments of the appropriation from the General Revenue Fund.  Monies appropriated or collected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, may be transferred to these disbursing funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, to satisfy encumbrances and obligations of said fiscal year.  All transfer requests shall be in writing to the Director of State Finance.  The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall maintain record of the interyear transfers.

SECTION 2.  The Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority may request through the Director of State Finance the early transfer by the Oklahoma Tax Commission of tax collections to the General Revenue Fund for the purpose of early allocation to the agency's disbursing funds to alleviate cash-flow problems.

SECTION 3.  The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is authorized to transfer funds from Fund 205 to Fund 340 in quarterly installments to satisfy claims made to the Authority under Section 3241.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes (Supplemental Hospital Offset Payment Program Act). 

SECTION 4.  The Authority is authorized to:

1.  Pay professional expenses of the Administrator of the Authority, including dues, licenses, professional memberships and continuing education classes conducted in the State of Oklahoma; and

2.  Pay professional expenses of any Oklahoma-licensed physician, including dues, licenses, professional memberships and continuing medical education classes conducted in the State of Oklahoma, provided the physician is a full-time employee of the Authority in accordance with subsection B of this section or paragraph 1 of subsection B of Section 840-5.5 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and is utilizing those professional skills in the performance of his or her job duties.

Passed the House of Representatives the 23rd day of May, 2012.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the 25th day of May, 2012.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate