{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-1321v1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1321v1","heading":"Determination of rates, benefits, and premiums","body":"A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall have the authority\n\nto determine all rates and life, dental and health benefits for\n\nstate-sponsored plans. All rates shall be compiled in a\n\ncomprehensive Schedule of Benefits. The Schedule of Benefits shall\n\nbe available for inspection during regular business hours at the\n\nAuthority. The Authority shall have the authority to annually\n\nadjust the rates and benefits based on claim experience.\n\nB. The premiums for such insurance plans offered for the next\n\nplan year shall be established as follows:\n\n1. For active employees and their dependents, the Authority’s\n\npremium determination shall be made no later than the bid submission\n\ndate for health maintenance organizations set by the Oklahoma\n\nEmployees Insurance and Benefits Board, which shall be set in August\n\nno later than the third Friday of that month; and\n\n2. For all other covered members and dependents, the\n\nAuthority’s and the health maintenance organizations’ premium\n\ndeterminations shall be no later than the fourth Friday of\n\nSeptember.\n\nC. The Office may approve a mid-year adjustment requested by\n\nthe Authority provided the need for an adjustment is substantiated\n\nby an actuarial determination or more current experience rating.\n\nThe only publication or notice requirements that shall apply to the\n\nSchedule of Benefits shall be those requirements provided in the\n\nOklahoma Open Meeting Act and within this section. It is the intent\n\nof the Legislature that the benefits provided not include cosmetic\n\ndental procedures except for certain orthodontic procedures as\n\nadopted by the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority.","path":["OK Code","Title 74"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os74.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"c5d07bf9bf594ba91c509e2295209f0bc6a1388e018b477f459ebcf444890a95","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-1321","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-1321v2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}