Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-63: Department of Human Services - Responsibilities and duties

A. The Department of Human Services shall have the following

responsibilities:

1. Establish and review the eligibility standards and criteria

for:

a. participation by hospitals and clinics pursuant to the

Indigent Health Care Act, and

b. reimbursement to clinics for services through the

Indigent Health Care Fund;

2. Establish and review the screening criteria and procedures

for persons receiving services through participating hospitals and

clinics in order to determine which persons are eligible for

reimbursement pursuant to existing state and federal medical

programs and which persons are eligible for reimbursement pursuant

to the Oklahoma Indigent Health Care Act;

3. Review the documentation provided by participating hospitals

and clinics;

4. Determine the types of services offered by participating

hospitals and clinics that shall be eligible for reimbursement or

the allocation of funds pursuant to state or federal medical

programs and the Oklahoma Indigent Health Care Act and that such

services have been approved by the proper regulatory agencies; and

5. Disburse state monies to hospitals and clinics meeting

requirements of the Oklahoma Indigent Health Care Act as provided by

Section 66 of this title.

B. The Commission for Human Services shall promulgate rules and

regulations, as necessary and appropriate, to implement the

provisions of the Indigent Health Care Act.