Oklahoma § 56-4002.13 - Medicaid Delivery System Quality Advisory Committee

§ 56-4002.13. Medicaid Delivery System Quality Advisory Committee

A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall establish a

Medicaid Delivery System Quality Advisory Committee for the purpose

of performing the duties specified in subsection B of this section.

B. The Committee shall have the power and duty to make

recommendations to the Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care

Authority and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board on quality

measures used by contracted entities in the capitated care delivery

model of the state Medicaid program.

C. 1. The Committee shall be comprised of members appointed by

the Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Members

shall serve at the pleasure of the Administrator.

2. A majority of the members shall be providers participating

in the capitated care delivery model of the state Medicaid program,

and such providers may include members of the Advisory Committee on

Medical Care for Public Assistance Recipients. Other members shall

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include, but not be limited to, representatives of hospitals and

integrated health systems, other members of the health care

community, and members of the academic community having subjectmatter expertise in the field of health care or subfields of health

care, or other applicable fields including, but not limited to,

statistics, economics or public policy.

3. The Committee shall select from among its membership a chair

and vice chair.

D. 1. The Committee may meet as often as may be required in

order to perform the duties imposed on it.

2. A quorum of the Committee shall be required to approve any

final recommendations of the Committee. A majority of the members

of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.

3. Meetings of the Committee shall be subject to the Oklahoma

Open Meeting Act.

E. Members of the Committee shall receive no compensation or

travel reimbursement.

F. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall provide staff

support to the Committee. To the extent allowed under federal or

state law, rules or regulations, the Authority, the State Department

of Health, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Services and the Department of Human Services shall as requested

provide technical expertise, statistical information, and any other

information deemed necessary by the chair of the Committee to

perform the duties imposed on it.

Added by Laws 2021, c. 542, § 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2021. Amended by

Laws 2022, c. 395, § 18, eff. July 1, 2022.