{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-36-36-6570.5","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-6570.5","heading":"Prior Authorization Application Programming Interface","body":"requirement.\n\nA. For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, a\n\nhealth benefit plan must implement and maintain a Prior\n\nAuthorization Application Programming Interface (API), as described\n\nin 45 C.F.R. Part 156.\n\nB. By July 1, 2027, health care providers must have electronic\n\nhealth records or practice management systems that are compatible\n\nwith the API.\n\nC. As of the effective date of this act, a utilization review\n\nentity must provide health care providers with the following\n\nopportunities for communication during the prior authorization\n\nprocess:\n\n1. Make staff available at least eight (8) hours a day during\n\nnormal business hours for inbound telephone calls regarding prior\n\nauthorization issues;\n\n2. Allow staff to receive inbound communication regarding prior\n\nauthorization issues after normal business hours; and\n\n3. Provide a treating provider with the opportunity to discuss\n\na prior authorization denial with an appropriate reviewer.","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":"fe6ab837e244e7ebb99e83b9edfdc0991e417ed8b9493baade9c6de32ecc4cdb","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-36-36-6570.4","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-36-36-6570.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}