Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-6060.4: Child immunization coverage
Where this section sits in the code
- OK Code
- Title 36
A. A health benefit plan delivered, issued for delivery or
renewed in this state on or after January 1, 1998, that provides
benefits for the dependents of an insured individual shall provide
coverage for each child of the insured, from birth through the date
the child is eighteen (18) years of age for:
1. Immunization against:
a. diphtheria,
b. hepatitis B,
c. measles,
d. mumps,
e. pertussis,
f. polio,
g. rubella,
h. tetanus,
i. varicella,
j. haemophilus influenzae type B, and
k. hepatitis A; and
2. Any other immunization subsequently required for children by
the State Board of Health.
B. Benefits required pursuant to subsection A of this section
shall not be subject to a deductible, co-payment, or coinsurance
requirement.
C. 1. For purposes of this section, "health benefit plan"
means group hospital coverage, individual and group medical
insurance coverage, a not-for-profit hospital or medical service or
indemnity plan, a prepaid health plan, a health maintenance
organization plan, a preferred provider organization plan, the State
and Education Employees Group Health Insurance Plan, and coverage
provided by a Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement or employee
self-insured plan as permitted under Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974.
2. The term "health benefit plan" shall not include:
a. a plan that provides coverage:
(1) only for a specified disease or diseases or under
an individual limited benefit policy,
(2) only for accidental death or dismemberment,
(3) only for dental or vision care,
(4) a hospital confinement indemnity policy,
(5) disability income insurance or a combination of
accident-only and disability income insurance, or
(6) as a supplement to liability insurance,
b. a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section
1882(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.,
Section 1395ss),
c. workers' compensation insurance coverage,
d. medical payment insurance issued as part of a motor
vehicle insurance policy,
e. a long-term care policy, including a nursing home
fixed indemnity policy, unless a determination is made
that the policy provides benefit coverage so
comprehensive that the policy meets the definition of
a health benefit plan, or
f. short-term health insurance issued on a nonrenewable
basis with a duration of six (6) months or less.
Collected 2026-09-14T18:32:36Z. Source file · JSON