{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-3291","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-3291","heading":"Submission of certain agreements to Contingency Review","body":"Board - Declaratory judgment of validity by Supreme Court of\n\nOklahoma.\n\nA. Contingent upon the creation of the Oklahoma State\n\nUniversity Medical Trust as provided in Section 20 of this act, the\n\nTrust, prior to acceptance, shall submit to the Contingency Review\n\nBoard for review the proposed agreement regarding the lease and\n\noperations of any hospital or hospitals owned by the Oklahoma State\n\nUniversity Medical Authority to any entity authorized to transact\n\nbusiness in the state and an independent statement as to the\n\nfairness of said proposed agreement for the State of Oklahoma. The\n\nContingency Review Board shall upon receipt of the proposed\n\nagreement meet within fifteen (15) business days to review the\n\nproposed agreement; and unless the Contingency Review Board\n\ndisapproves the proposed agreement, the agreement may be executed\n\nbut no lease of the hospital or hospitals shall become effective\n\nuntil after Supreme Court approval pursuant to subsection B of this\n\nsection.\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 Oklahoma State University Medical Authority and Oklahoma State\n\nUniversity Medical Trust, within thirty (30) calendar days after the\n\ntime for Contingency Review Board action has expired, may file a\n\npetition with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma for a declaratory\n\njudgment determining the validity of the proposed agreement. The\n\nreview of the Court shall be based upon the exercise of any of the\n\npowers, rights, privileges, and functions conferred upon the\n\nauthority or the Oklahoma State University Medical Trust, as\n\napplicable, under the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority\n\nAct and Oklahoma laws. Exclusive original jurisdiction is conferred\n\nupon the Supreme Court to hear and determine such petitions. The\n\nSupreme Court shall give such petitions precedence over other\n\nbusiness 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 the date specified for the hearing. The notice shall inform\n\nproperty owners, taxpayers, citizens and all persons having or\n\nclaiming any right, title, or interest in the proposed agreement or\n\nproperties 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 Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Act\n\nand Oklahoma laws, the Court shall enter a declaratory judgment\n\napproving and declaring the proposed agreement to be valid and\n\nconclusive as to the Authority, the Trust, and all other parties to\n\nthe proposed agreement; and, upon petition of the Authority, shall\n\nissue an order permanently enjoining all persons described in the\n\nnotice required by this subsection from thereafter instituting any\n\naction or proceeding contesting the validity of the proposed\n\nagreement. A declaratory judgment rendered pursuant to this\n\nsubsection shall have force and effect of a final judgment or decree\n\nand shall be incontestable in any court in this state.\n\n4. As used in the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority\n\nAct, \"proposed agreement\" means one or more contracts regarding the\n\nlease and operations of any hospital or hospitals owned by the\n\nOklahoma State University Medical Authority and all other agreements\nto this\n\nsubsection shall have force and effect of a final judgment or decree\n\nand shall be incontestable in any court in this state.\n\n4. As used in the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority\n\nAct, \"proposed agreement\" means one or more contracts regarding the\n\nlease and operations of any hospital or hospitals owned by the\n\nOklahoma State University Medical Authority and all other agreements\n\ncontemplated by or referred to in the contract regarding such lease\n\nand operations.","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":"7d98aa1475bbe4131cb17a12c0c7fb1f21ba823b2ecf171218693875ba490791","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-3290","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-3292"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}