Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-5013.1: Persons providing Medicaid home- and community-based

personal care services pursuant to contract with Authority.

A. An individual who only provides Medicaid home- and

community-based personal care services, pursuant to a contract with

the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, shall be exempt from the

provisions of the Home Care Act, Section 1-1960 et seq. of Title 63

of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. The Authority, with the assistance of the Aging Services

Division of the Department of Human Services, shall develop

qualifying criteria that comply with federal standards for personal

care services under the Medicaid program for persons providing

Medicaid home- and community-based personal care services pursuant

to a contract with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Such

criteria shall also include requirements for a criminal history

investigation to be conducted on such persons pursuant to Section 1-

1950.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.