Every contract entered into on and after July 1, 2000, between the Department of Corrections and a private prison operator which provides for the housing of inmates under the custody or supervision of the Department of Corrections, shall require that the private prison operator furnish medical care for such inmates as part of the contract price. Such care shall meet standards prepared and established by the State Board of Corrections for inmate medical care.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 561.3