Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-6926: Provisions of laws not applicable to health maintenance

organizations.

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Health Maintenance

Organization Act of 2003 or unless expressly made applicable to

health maintenance organizations, provisions of the insurance law

and provisions of hospital or medical service corporation laws shall

not be applicable to a health maintenance organization granted a

certificate of authority under the provisions of this act. This

provision shall not apply to an insurer or hospital or medical

service corporation licensed and regulated pursuant to the insurance

law or the hospital or medical service corporation laws of this

state except with respect to its health maintenance organization

activities authorized and regulated pursuant to this act.

B. Solicitation of enrollees by a health maintenance

organization granted a certificate of authority, or its

representatives, shall not be construed to violate any provision of

law relating to solicitation or advertising by health professionals.

C. Any health maintenance organization authorized under this

act shall not be deemed to be practicing medicine and shall be

exempt from the provisions of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes

related to the practice of medicine.