{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-36-36-6054","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-6054","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in the Health Care Freedom of Choice Act:\n\n1. “Accident and health insurance policy” or “policy” means any\n\npolicy, certificate, contract, agreement or other instrument that\n\nprovides accident and health insurance, as defined in Section 703 of\n\nthis title, to any person in this state;\n\n2. “Ambulatory surgical center” means any ambulatory surgery\n\nfacility licensed by the State Department of Health as defined in\n\nSection 2657 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;\n\n3. “Home care agency” means any sole proprietorship,\n\npartnership, association, corporation, or other organization which\n\nadministers, offers, or provides home care services, for a fee or\n\npursuant to a contract for such services, to clients in their place\n\nof residence. The term “home care agency” shall not include an\n\nindividual who contracts with the Department of Human Services to\n\nprovide personal care services; provided, such individual shall not\n\nbe exempt from certification as a home health aide;\n\n4. “Hospital” means any facility as defined in Section 1-701 of\n\nTitle 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;\n\n5. “Insured” means any person entitled to reimbursement for\n\nexpenses of health care services and procedures under an accident\n\nand health insurance policy issued by an insurer;\n\n6. “Insurer” means any entity that provides an accident and\n\nhealth insurance policy in this state, including but not limited to\n\na licensed insurance company, a not-for-profit hospital service and\n\nmedical indemnity corporation, a fraternal benefit society, a\n\nmultiple employer welfare arrangement, or any other entity subject\n\nto regulation by the Insurance Commissioner;\n\n7. “Practitioner” means any person holding a valid license to\n\npractice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic,\n\npodiatric medicine, optometry or dentistry, pursuant to the state\n\nlicensing provisions of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and\n\n8. “Preferred provider organization (PPO)” means a network of\n\npractitioners, hospitals, home care agencies or ambulatory surgical\n\ncenters, which have entered into a contract with an insurer to\n\nprovide health care services under the terms and conditions\n\nestablished in the contract.","path":["OK Code","Title 36"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os36.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"d3f06c1e55f9989e2a707c3c415a9dd633653d5260809681fa789c1b4c9732b6","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-36-36-6053","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-36-36-6055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}