Oklahoma § 56-3500 - Feasibility study for public assistance eligibility and

§ 56-3500. Feasibility study for public assistance eligibility and

enrollment system — Report.

A. The Department of Human Services shall conduct a feasibility

study on the potential establishment of a unified and streamlined

eligibility and enrollment system for public assistance programs

administered by the state that would promote efficiency,

accessibility, and coordination of services across programs

including, but not limited to:

1. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);

2. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program;

3. Child care subsidies;

4. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP);

5. The state Medicaid program; and

6. The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program.

B. As part of the feasibility study, the Department shall issue

a request for information on a unified and streamlined eligibility

and enrollment system to gather information about potential vendors

and their capabilities and to ascertain an estimate of the initial

and ongoing costs of the system.

C. The Department of Human Services, the Oklahoma Health Care

Authority, and the State Department of Health shall coordinate to

conduct the feasibility study.

D. At the conclusion of the feasibility study, the Department

of Human Services shall electronically submit a report to the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons

President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, the Speaker of

the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and the Governor that

summarizes the findings of the feasibility study including, but not

limited to, information obtained through the request for information

required under subsection B of this section and cost estimates of

the unified and streamlined eligibility and enrollment system.

Added by Laws 2025, c. 288, § 1.