Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-291.5: Approval of treatment plan and funding - Time limit

for treatment and submission of bills.

Any Oklahoma veteran who has been diagnosed with a traumatic

brain injury (TBI) and prescribed hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT)

by a medical professional authorized under Section 2 of this act may

receive HBOT at any facility in the state that has a hyperbaric

chamber and provides treatment in accordance with Section 2 of this

act.

Prior to receiving treatment, a treatment plan for the TBI by

HBOT shall be reviewed and conform to a plan approved by the

Oklahoma State University Center for Aerospace and Hyperbaric

Medicine. The facility seeking reimbursement from the fund shall

request approval for funding from the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services. Upon receipt of an approved

request for treatment, the funds for treatment shall be set aside

and used to ensure payment in full for the veteran's treatment. If

there is not enough money in the fund to set aside for treatment

reimbursement, the Director of Office of Management and Enterprise

Services shall deny approval of the request.

At the conclusion of six (6) months of no treatment and/or the

lack of submission of any bills, the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services shall advise the veteran and the

participating facility that the funding reserved for the HBOT shall

expire within ninety (90) days if no contact is made by the facility

that treatment is scheduled and/or continued. Should the facility

fail to contact the Office of Management and Enterprise Services

with the information that treatment is scheduled and/or continued,

then the monies reserved for treatment of that veteran shall be

released and made available to another veteran meeting the

requirements of this act.