Oklahoma § 74-5040.4 - Prescription assistance for medically indigent

§ 74-5040.4. Prescription assistance for medically indigent

residents – Service agencies – Requirements – Eligibility – Annual

report.

A. The State Department of Health shall establish, through a

competitive bid process, a statewide program to assist medically

indigent residents of Oklahoma to receive prescriptions from drug

manufacturer assistance programs.

B. Agencies including, but not limited to, the following shall

be encouraged by the Department to submit bids:

1. County offices of the Department of Human Services;

2. County health departments;

3. Community action agencies designated by the Oklahoma

Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 5038 of this title;

4. Community mental health centers;

5. Private nonprofit agencies; and

6. Public entities engaged in the delivery of social services.

C. Agencies selected by the Department to provide services

pursuant to the Rx for Oklahoma Act shall, at a minimum, demonstrate

their ability to:

1. Deliver services in a community or geographic area of the

state that is not currently receiving services pursuant to the Rx

for Oklahoma Act;

2. Maintain a dedicated telephone line and computer with

Internet access with appropriate software during normal business

hours; and

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3.

Have staff or volunteers available who can:

a.

develop and implement community awareness initiatives

about the prescription assistance services offered by

the agency,

b.

determine whether a pharmaceutical program is offered

for the drug or drugs a person needs,

c.

determine whether a person is eligible for assistance

through a pharmaceutical program,

d.

assist a person to make application to and enroll in a

pharmaceutical assistance program,

e.

keep accurate records of the number of clients served,

f.

maintain the confidentiality of all client information

including, but not limited to, the client’s identity,

application information and other records, and

g.

estimate the value of prescriptions provided to

clients under the program.

D. Eligibility for the Rx for Oklahoma Act shall be residents

of Oklahoma who:

1. Are medically indigent; or

2. Are not medically indigent but cannot reasonably afford to

pay for prescription medications.

E. The State Department of Health shall promulgate rules or

establish procedures necessary to implement the program established

by the Rx for Oklahoma Act and shall submit an annual report to the

Legislature and the Governor no later than January 1 of each year.

The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. A listing of entities awarded grants and the amount of each

award;

2. The number of residents served who were eligible for a drug

manufacturer assistance program and the average amount of savings

per resident;

3. The number of residents who sought assistance pursuant to

the Rx for Oklahoma Act, but were determined not to be eligible for

a drug manufacturer assistance program; and

4. A report by the Department of total expenditures. Included

within the report shall be a summary of each grantee’s

administrative, personnel, and direct services expenditures by

category relative to the grantee’s administration of the program.

Added by Laws 2005, c. 463, § 3, emerg. eff. June 9, 2005. Amended

by Laws 2024, c. 375, § 7, emerg. eff. June 5, 2024.