ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 344 	By:	Crain of the Senate

			and

		Cox of the House

[ Oklahoma Health Care Authority – hospice – codification - 		effective date ]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1009.5 of Title 56, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  Subject to federal laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall provide coverage for hospice services for terminally ill beneficiaries under the state Medicaid program.
B.  The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is hereby authorized to seek any necessary federal approval to implement this coverage.
C.  The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2009.
Passed the Senate the 11th day of March, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer 	of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2009.

	
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