Oklahoma § 56-57.1 - Intent of Legislature
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 56-57.1 — Intent of Legislature, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 56-57.1. Intent of Legislature
Adequate health care is a basic human right which should be
available to all Oklahomans. Rapidly increasing health care costs
threaten to make such care unaffordable to many citizens.
Unreimbursed health care services provided to indigent persons cause
the cost of services to paying patients to increase in a manner
unrelated to the actual cost of services delivered. It is therefore
the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature to develop a system of health
care delivery that ensures fair and adequate access for all
Oklahomans. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that this
system promote the utilization of the most cost-effective health
care services including, but not limited to, health care education
and prevention and seek to utilize the most cost-effective
administrative policies and procedures.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 192, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Oklahoma Statutes § 56-57.1 cover?
Section 56-57.1 ("Intent of Legislature") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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