Okla. Admin. Code § 310:2-27-5

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

Section 310:2-27-5 - Charitable provider responsibilities

(a) The charitable provider is responsible for determining the patient is medically indigent before providing health care services by confirming that the person seeking services has:

(1) no health insurance;

(2) not been informed that he or she is Medicaideligible; and

(3) insufficient income to pay for the needed health care services.

(b) All professional services rendered by the charitable provider to the medically indigent must be provided gratuitously and with no expectation or acceptance of compensation of any kind.

(c) Upon receipt of a claim by the charitable health care provider indicating that the claimant is seeking compensation for an act or omission by the charitable provider occurring when rendering professional services to a medically indigent person at, or on referral from, a free clinic, the charitable health care provider shall submit the claim to Risk Management and the contracting agency and shall not submit such claims to a professional malpractice insurance carrier.

(d) The charitable provider shall keep records related to the performance of the charitable health care contract during the term of the contract for a period of two years after the contract ends. Upon request, the charitable provider shall make these records available to the contracting agency or Risk Management.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:2-27-5

Added at 25 Ok Reg 507, eff 12-04-07 (emergency); Added at 25 Ok Reg 2387, eff 7-11-08