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§ 1-2602. Eligibility requirements--Areas of financial assistance

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 63. Public Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Public Health Code
Article 26. Kidney Health Planning Act
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-2602
§ 1-2602. Eligibility requirements--Areas of financial assistance
Currentness
A. The State Department of Health shall establish eligibility requirements for financial assistance from the Kidney Health Revolving Fund. Financial assistance shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following areas:
1. Payment for three (3) months of Hemodialysis treatments prior to establishment of Medicare eligibility;
2. Payment for the Social Security deductible in situations where the patient is unable to meet the deductible;
3. Monthly medications;
4. Transportation to and from dialysis;
5. Pretransplant and posttransplant costs including lab work, tissue typing and the medication Cyclosporine;
6. Certain physician's fees; and
7. Such other financial assistance to indigent persons with permanent kidney failure as the Department deems appropriate.
B. The State Department of Health shall promulgate rules for the proper administration of the Kidney Health Revolving Fund in accordance with the requirements of this section.

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Laws 1993, c. 250, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-2602, OK ST T. 63 § 1-2602
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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