§ 85.58A. Comprehensive professional risk management program--Administrator--Participation by c...
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 74. State GovernmentEffective: November 1, 2020
Effective: November 1, 2020
74 Okl.St.Ann. § 85.58A
§ 85.58A. Comprehensive professional risk management program--Administrator--Participation by community action agencies
A. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) shall establish for all state agencies, whether or not subject to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act,1 and other entities as provided by law a comprehensive professional risk management program which shall:
7. When requested by a state retirement system or the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board, assist in obtaining insurance authorized by law. If requested by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, assist trust funds for which the State Regents serve as trustees in obtaining insurance authorized by law;
9. When requested by a public trust established pursuant to Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes of which the State of Oklahoma is the beneficiary, obtain, provide or assist the public trust in obtaining insurance authorized by law or trust indenture covering any board member, trustee, official, officer, employee or volunteer for errors and omissions or liability risks arising from the performance of official duties pursuant to law or trust indenture;
10. When requested by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, for the purpose of insuring real property required pursuant to Section 4018 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, of which the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education is the beneficiary, obtain, provide or assist the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education in obtaining insurance for the real property pursuant to the provisions of this section; and
B. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may hire or contract for the services of a Risk Management Administrator to supervise the Comprehensive Professional Risk Management Program established pursuant to this section. If appointed by the Director as a state employee, the Risk Management Administrator shall be in the unclassified service.
C. The Risk Management Administrator shall evaluate insurance coverage needs and in force for state agencies, whether or not subject to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, and other entities as provided by law. All entities shall submit to the Risk Management Administrator all information which the Risk Management Administrator deems necessary to perform this duty.
D. The Risk Management Administrator in conjunction with the State Purchasing Director under the authority of the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may negotiate insurance coverage and insurance-related services including, but not limited to, insurance brokerage and consulting services. The State Purchasing Director shall ensure open processes for solicitation and qualification of insurance coverage and services providers. The State Purchasing Director shall award contracts for insurance coverage and services to the provider or providers which offer the best and final terms and conditions. The State Purchasing Director may authorize the Risk Management Administrator to bind for insurance coverage with providers.
H. 1. a. Any community action agency established pursuant to Sections 5035 through 5040 of this title may participate in the comprehensive professional risk management program established pursuant to this section for risks incurred as a result of operating a Head Start program or providing transportation services to the public. The Risk Management Administrator shall obtain or provide for insurance coverage for such community action agencies or bonding for employees of such community action agencies. Any liability insurance coverage obtained or provided shall include expenses for administrative and legal services obtained or provided by the Risk Management Administrator.
I. The Risk Management Administrator may provide or obtain for any state agency, public trust with the state as a beneficiary and a director, officer, employee or member thereof, insurance for liability for loss, including judgments, awards, settlements, costs and legal expenses, resulting from violations of rights or privileges secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States of America which occur while a director, officer, employee or member is acting within the scope of service to the State of Oklahoma. The insurance shall be for coverage in excess of the limits on liability established by The Governmental Tort Claims Act2 but shall not limit or waive any immunities now or hereafter available to the State of Oklahoma or any state agency, any public trust with the state as a beneficiary, or any director, officer, employee or member thereof including, but not limited to, any immunities under the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, state sovereign immunity, and any absolute or qualified immunity held by any director, officer, employee or member.
Credits
Laws 1984, c. 141, § 1, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1985, c. 97, § 1, emerg. eff. May 28, 1985; Laws 1986, c. 150, § 24, emerg. eff. April 29, 1986; Laws 1986, c. 301, § 31, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1988, c. 321, § 42, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1989, c. 375, § 15, emerg. eff. June 6, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 337, § 21; Laws 1993, c. 177, § 3, emerg. eff. May 13, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 329, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994. Renumbered from Title 74, § 85.34 by Laws 1998, c. 371, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Laws 2002, c. 195, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2002, c. 483, § 6, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2008, c. 352, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 782; Laws 2013, c. 254, § 32, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Laws 2014, c. 244, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Laws 2020, c. 98, § 27, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
74 Okl. St. Ann. § 85.58A, OK ST T. 74 § 85.58A
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 29 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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