A. As used in this section:1. "PACE" stands for programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly; and2. The terms "PACE program agreement", "PACE organization", "participant" and "state administering agency" have the same meaning as provided by 42 C.F.R., Section 460.6.B. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall serve as the state administering agency responsible for administering PACE program agreements under 42 C.F.R., Part 460, Subpart C.C. The Authority shall enforce the federal regulations of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services governing PACE codified at 42 C.F.R., Part 460. The Authority shall have all the powers and duties provided to the state administering agency under 42 C.F.R., Part 460.D. PACE organizations shall be exempt from licensure by the State Department of Health under the Home Care Act, the Adult Day Care Act, or any other act that governs a different type of facility or provider. This subsection shall not be construed to prevent the Department from enforcing such acts with respect to facilities or providers contracted by the PACE organization to provide services to PACE program participants.E. The Authority may, as necessary, execute an interagency agreement with the State Department of Health to carry out any of the functions of the state administering agency under 42 C.F.R., Part 460.F. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board may promulgate rules as necessary to implement this section.Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 1017.7
Added by Laws 2024, c. 294,s. 1, eff. 5/13/2024.