{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-3225","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-3225","heading":"Submission of certain contractual agreements to","body":"Contingency Review Board - Declaratory judgment of Supreme Court of\n\nOklahoma.\n\nA. Contingent upon the creation of the University Hospitals\n\nTrust as provided in Section 3224 of this title, the Trust, prior to\n\nacceptance, shall submit to the Contingency Review Board for review\n\nthe proposed agreement regarding the lease and operations of the\n\nhospital or hospitals owned by the University Hospitals Authority to\n\nany entity authorized to transact business in the state and an\n\nindependent statement as to the fairness of the proposed agreement\n\nfor this state. The Contingency Review Board shall upon receipt of\n\nthe proposed agreement meet within fifteen (15) business days to\n\nreview the proposed agreement; and unless the Contingency Review\n\nBoard disapproves the proposed agreement, the proposed agreement may\n\nbe executed, but no lease of the hospital or hospitals owned by the\n\nUniversity Hospitals Authority shall become effective until after\n\nSupreme Court approval pursuant to subsection B of this section;\n\nprovided, any amendment to the provisions of this section shall not\n\nbe construed to affect or abrogate any agreement approved pursuant\n\nto the provisions of this section prior to the effective date of\n\nsuch amendment.\n\nB. 1. If a proposed agreement is not disapproved by the\n\nContingency Review Board pursuant to subsection A of this section,\n\nthe University Hospitals Authority and University Hospitals Trust,\n\nwithin thirty (30) calendar days after the time for Contingency\n\nReview Board action has expired, may file a petition with the\n\nSupreme Court of Oklahoma for a declaratory judgment determining the\n\nvalidity of the proposed agreement. The review of the Court shall\n\nbe based upon the exercise of any of the powers, rights, privileges,\n\nand functions conferred upon the Authority or the University\n\nHospitals Trust, as applicable, under the University Hospitals\n\nAuthority Act and Oklahoma laws. Exclusive original jurisdiction is\n\nconferred upon the Supreme Court to hear and determine such\n\npetitions. The Supreme Court shall give such petitions precedence\n\nover other business of the Court except habeas corpus proceedings.\n\n2. Notice of the hearing of such a petition shall be given by a\n\nnotice published in a newspaper of general circulation in this state\n\nthat on a day specified the Supreme Court will hear the petition to\n\napprove the proposed agreement and enter a declaratory judgment.\n\nThe notice shall be published one time not less than ten (10) days\n\nprior to the date specified for the hearing. The notice shall\n\ninform property owners, taxpayers, citizens, and all persons having\n\nor claiming any right, title, or interest in the proposed agreement\n\nor properties or funds to be affected by the implementation of the\n\nproposed agreement, or affected in any way thereby, that they may\n\nfile protests against the approval of the proposed agreement, and be\n\npresent at the hearing to contest the legality of the proposed\n\nagreement. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time at the\n\ndiscretion of the Court.\n\n3. If the Court is satisfied that the proposed agreement is in\n\naccordance with the University Hospitals Authority Act and Oklahoma\n\nlaws, the Court shall enter a declaratory judgment approving and\n\ndeclaring the proposed agreement to be valid and conclusive as to\n\nthe Authority, the Trust, and all other parties to the proposed\n\nagreement; and, upon petition of the Authority, shall issue an order\n\npermanently enjoining all persons described in the notice required\n\nby this subsection from thereafter instituting any action or\n\nproceeding contesting the validity of the proposed agreement. A\n\ndeclaratory judgment rendered pursuant to this subsection shall have\n\nthe force and effect of a final judgment or decree and shall be\n\nincontestable in any court in this state.\n\n4. As used in the University Hospitals Authority Act, “proposed\nscribed in the notice required\n\nby this subsection from thereafter instituting any action or\n\nproceeding contesting the validity of the proposed agreement. A\n\ndeclaratory judgment rendered pursuant to this subsection shall have\n\nthe force and effect of a final judgment or decree and shall be\n\nincontestable in any court in this state.\n\n4. As used in the University Hospitals Authority Act, “proposed\n\nagreement” means one or more contracts regarding the lease and\n\noperations of the hospital or hospitals owned by the University\n\nHospitals Authority and all other agreements contemplated by or\n\nreferred to in the contract regarding such lease and operations.\n\nC. The procedure set forth in this section for review and\n\napproval of agreements regarding the lease and operations of the\n\nhospital or hospitals owned by the University Hospitals Authority\n\nshall not be required for any amendment to an agreement which has\n\nbeen so reviewed and approved which has the effect of increasing\n\npayments due to the University Hospitals Authority or University\n\nHospitals Trust.","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":"1d207f1875b9fd73c7169a738227ee15b39c0bc07b5bf478d4267fac1dba9bb0","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-3224","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-3226"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}