{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-117","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-117","heading":"Legislative findings - Intent","body":"A. As a result of rising health care costs and concerns\n\nexpressed by health care providers, health care consumers, third-\n\nparty payors and the general public, and as a result of public\n\nhealth information showing that Oklahoma has a higher death rate\n\nthan the national average, the Oklahoma Legislature finds that there\n\nis an urgent need to establish and maintain, for the purposes of\n\naccurately assessing the health of the public, health care planning\n\nand cost containment, an information base for the State of Oklahoma\n\nthat will facilitate ongoing analysis and evaluation of patterns and\n\ntrends in the health status of Oklahomans, the utilization and costs\n\nof health care services, and the capability of the various\n\ncomponents of the health care industry to provide needed services.\n\nB. The Oklahoma Health Care Information System shall be\n\nresponsible for the development and operation of a method for\n\ncollecting, processing and disseminating health care data including,\n\nbut not limited to, quality, expenditure and utilization data. It\n\nis the intent of the Legislature that a uniform set of data be\n\nperiodically and routinely compiled that will make possible the\n\nongoing analysis, comparison and evaluation of trends in the quality\n\nand delivery of health care services in this state for the purpose\n\nof effective health care planning by public and private entities,\n\ncost containment, health facility development, and improving access\n\nto and quality of care.","path":["OK Code","Title 63"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os63.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"46ac8d0377f2da340fb09855a8cfdc55f35b9bcedb56bda8c958594c9945d7b4","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-1160","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}