§63-3201.
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “University Hospitals Authority Act”.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 330, § 1, eff. July 1, 1993.
§63-2302.
Definitions.
A. As used in the University Hospitals Authority Act:
1. “University Hospitals” include University Hospital, Oklahoma Children’s Hospital and any and all inpatient and outpatient hospital and clinical facilities and office and research buildings, facilities or property owned by or under the management and control of the University Hospitals Authority or the University Hospitals Trust;
2. “Authority” means the University Hospitals Authority;
3. “Department” means the Department of Human Services;
4. “Commission” means the Commission for Human Services or the Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission;
5. “University Hospital” means the inpatient and outpatient hospital and clinical facilities and office and research buildings, facilities or property assigned for the use of University Hospital by the University Hospitals Authority; and
6. “Oklahoma Children’s Hospital ” means the inpatient and outpatient hospital and clinical facilities and office and research buildings, facilities or property assigned for the use of Oklahoma Children’s Hospital by the University Hospitals Authority. Any statutory reference to “Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma” or “Children’s Hospital” shall be construed to refer to Oklahoma Children’s Hospital as defined in this section.
B. The University Hospitals Authority may assign any inpatient and outpatient hospital and clinical facilities, research buildings, facilities or property and any other buildings, facilities or property under its ownership or management and control to University Hospital, Oklahoma Children’s Hospital or any other division or entity which is part of University Hospitals.
C. No person or entity shall use the title “Oklahoma Children’s Hospital” or “Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma” for any purpose without the express permission of the University Hospitals Trust. No person or entity shall use the title “Children’s Hospital” with respect to Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma as defined in this section without the express permission of the University Hospitals Trust.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 2, emerg. eff. June 8, 1993; Amended by Laws 2019, SB 1049, c. 495, § 1, eff. November 1, 2019 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2021, SB 406, c. 285, § 6, eff. November 1, 2021 (superseded document available).
§63-3203.
Purposes - Legislative Findings - Powers of Board
A. The purposes of the University Hospitals Authority Act are to provide for an effective and efficient administration, to ensure a dependable source of funding, and to effectuate the mission and purposes of the University Hospitals Authority. The mission and purposes of the University Hospitals are to serve as general hospitals, to serve as teaching and training facilities for students enrolled at the University of Oklahoma, to serve as a site for conducting research by faculty members of the University of Oklahoma and to provide care for the medically indigent. The University Hospitals shall maintain a close affiliation with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and shall coordinate their operations and activities in a cooperative manner. In addition, the University Hospitals Authority shall provide indigent and nonindigent patient care, as more fully described herein.
B. The Legislature finds that the needs of the citizens of this state and the needs of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center will be best served if the University Hospitals are operated by a separate Authority charged with the mission of operating or leasing the operations of the teaching hospitals for the benefit of the colleges of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and providing care for the medically indigent.
C. The University Hospitals Authority, by receiving the assets and operating obligations, shall ensure that the costs of delivering medically indigent care continue to be subsidized in excess of the state reimbursement for the medically indigent, consistent with the teaching hospitals’ past policy and performance and that of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. The Authority shall make or cause to be made every reasonable effort to continue the hospitals’ historic commitment to the provision of uncompensated care and that the allocation and investment of resources shall be made with a view to maximizing the hospitals’ long-term ability to provide uncompensated care, except as may be modified by changes in federal or state law. The University Hospitals Authority shall ensure that indigent care provided by the Oklahoma Medical Center during a fiscal year shall be equal to or exceed one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the annual appropriation to the University Hospitals Authority for indigent care. The level of indigent care provided shall be based on Medicare costs as determined by the most recent report filed by any operating entity of the University Hospitals with the federal Health Care Finance Administration.
D. As used in this section, “indigent care” means charity care, Medicaid contractual allowances, all debt arising from accounts for which there is no third-party coverage including services provided to the Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services as otherwise required by law. For purposes of this subsection, third-party coverage shall not include Medicaid coverage.
E. The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma shall retain full power to govern the personnel, curriculum and facilities of the University of Oklahoma.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 1993; Amended by Laws 1995, HB 1751, c. 263, § 1; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1644, c. 174, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2000, 1st Extr. Sess., SB 3, c. 8, § 11, emerg. eff. July 1, 2000 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2002, SB 932, c. 384, § 3, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2019, SB 1049, c. 363, § 2, eff. November 1, 2019 (superseded document available).
§63-2304.
A. Until July 1, 1993, the University Hospitals shall be under the jurisdiction, supervision, management and control of the Department of Human Services and the Commission for Human Services.
B. Effective July 1, 1993, the University Hospitals are hereby transferred from the Department of Human Services and the Commission for Human Services to the University Hospitals Authority.
C. The transfer shall include:
1. All powers, duties, responsibilities, properties, assets, fund balances, encumbrances, obligations, records, personnel and liabilities including, but not limited to, liability for all University Hospital employees’ sick leave, annual leave, holidays, unemployment benefits and workers’ compensation benefits accruing to employees prior to July 1, 1993, which are attributable to the University Hospitals; provided, however, that any claims arising under the Governmental Tort Claims Act and filed prior to July 1, 1993, and from any other actions filed prior to July 1, 1993, shall remain the responsibility of the Department of Human Services and the Commission for Human Services. All claims arising prior to July 1, 1993 and for which no action has been filed shall be paid by the Risk Management Program;
2. Oklahoma Children’s Hospital and all buildings and appurtenances located on land which is described as follows: Blocks B, 3, 4, 12 and 13, and the North 30 feet of Block 14; and Lots 6 through 15, Block 21, CULBERTSON HEIGHTS ADDITION less and except the West 7 feet of Lot 5 and all of Lots 6 through 19, and the East 5 feet of Lot 20 and the North 59.5 feet of Lots 21 through 26, and the North 59.5 feet of the West 49.5 feet of Lot 27, all in Block 13, CULBERTSON HEIGHTS ADDITION to the City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and also less and except the West 106 feet of the vacated Northeast 12th Street abutting said Block 13; and a part of Block 20, CULBERTSON HEIGHTS ADDITION and a part of the alleys adjacent thereto, and a part of the SW 1/4, Section 26, T12N, R3W, I.M., and a part of the SE 1/4, Sec. 27, T12N, R3W, I.M., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, and a part of vacated Kelley Avenue adjacent thereto, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the NE corner of Block 20, CULBERTSON HEIGHTS ADDITION, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, thence S. 0 degrees 03’ 34” E. and along the East line of said Block 20 and along the West Right-of-Way line of Stonewall Avenue a distance of 10 ft. to the point or place of beginning; thence continuing S. 0 degrees 03’ 34” E. and along the East line of said Block 20 and along the West Right-of-Way line of Stonewall Avenue a distance of 341.27 ft., thence N. 89 degrees 54’ 35” W. a distance of 520.10 ft., thence N. 0 degrees 11’ 08” E. a distance of 18.0 ft.; thence N. 89 degrees 48’ 52” W. a distance of 12.0 ft.; thence N. 0 degrees 11’ 08” E. a distance of 6 ft.; thence N. 89 degrees 48’ 52” W. a distance of 21.5 ft., thence N. 0 degrees 11’ 08” E. a distance of 22.5 ft., thence N. 89 degrees 48’ 52” W. a distance of 286.5 ft., thence N. 89 degrees 48’ 52” W. a distance of 27.00 feet; thence N. 0 degrees 12’ 03” E. a distance of 72.50 feet; thence N. 89 degrees 48’ 51” W. a distance of 25.65 feet; thence N. 23 degrees 29’ 12” W. a distance of 250.50 feet to a point on the South Right-of-Way line of N.E. 13th Street; thence S. 89 degrees 48’ 51” E. and along the South Right-of-Way line of N.E. 13th Street a distance of 649.76 feet; to a point in the East line of said SE 1/4 of Section 27, T12N, R3W, thence S. 0 degrees 06’ 23” W. along the East line of said Section 27, a distance of 10.0 ft., thence N. 89 degrees 33’ 42” E. and parallel to and 10 ft., South of the North line of said Block 20 of said CULBERTSON HEIGHTS ADDITION a distance of 342.10 ft. to the point or place of beginning; and
3. a. University Hospital and all buildings and appurtenances located on land which is described as follows: A part of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 27, T12N, R3W of the Indian Meridian AND a part of the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 34, T12N, R3W, of the Indian Meridian, all in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Block 13, HOWE’S CAPITOL ADDITION; thence N. 0 degrees 10’ 36” E. along the East line of Phillips Avenue a distance of 674.64 feet to a point on the South line of Northeast 13th Street; thence S. 89 degrees 48’ 51” E. along the South line of said Northeast 13th Street a distance of 620.30 feet; thence S. 23 degrees 29’ 12” E. a distance of 250.50 feet; thence S. 89 degrees 48’ 51” E. a distance of 25.65 feet; thence S. 0 degrees 12’ 03” W. a distance of 72.50 feet; thence S. 89 degrees 48’ 51” E. a distance of 27.00 feet; thence S. 00 degrees 12’ 03” W. a distance of 443.57 feet; thence S. 89 degrees 43’ 03” E. a distance of 32.95 feet; thence S. 00 degrees 14’ 28” W. along the East line of a retaining wall a distance of 733.66 feet to a point on the South line of Block 1 of OAK PARK ADDITION; thence S. 89 degrees 52’ 55” W. along the South line of Blocks 1 and 7 of OAK PARK ADDITION a distance of 810.11 feet to the Southwest corner of said Block 7; thence N. 00 degrees 10’ 36” E. along the West line of said Block 7, OAK PARK ADDITION a distance of 213.87 feet; thence N. 89 degrees 49’ 24” W. a distance of 3.40 feet; thence N. 00 degrees 10’ 36” E. along the West line of Block 24, HOWE’S CAPITOL ADDITION a distance of 190.00 feet; thence S. 89 degrees 49’ 24” E. a distance of 8.10 feet; thence N. 00 degrees 10’ 36” E. along the West line of Block 18, HOWE’S CAPITOL ADDITION a distance of 405.00 feet to the Point of Beginning and containing 1,146,572 Square Feet or 26.32 Acres more or less;
b. That portion of the property described in subparagraph a known as the Research Building shall be transferred to the Authority, but shall be leased to the University of Oklahoma for a term of not less than forty (40) years from the date thereof; and
c. All of Blocks 1 and 2 of Culbertson Heights Addition, and all of Block 3 and Lots 3 through 20 and the North 50 feet of Lots 21 through 38 of Block 12, Oak Park Addition to the City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma including the encompassed and abutting portions of the vacated Northeast 11th Street, Park Place and Northeast 10th Street, and the abutting portion of Everest Avenue and the alley way in Block 12 of the said Oak Park Addition.
D. Properties to be retained by the Department of Human Services include:
1. The Service Center Building and land located on: The South 100 feet of Block 12 and all of Block 17, Oak Park Addition to the City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma including the encompassed or abutting portions of vacated Everest Avenue and Northeast 9th Street. (219,300 sq. ft., 5.03 acres); and
2. The Management Information Division Building and land located on: The West 7 feet of Lot 5 and all of Lots 6 through 19, and the East 5 feet of Lot 20 and the North 59.5 feet of Lots 21 through 26, and the North 59.5 feet of the West 49.5 feet of Lot 27, all in Block 13, Culbertson Heights Addition to the City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and also including the West 106 feet of the vacated Northeast 12th Street abutting said Block 13. (82,199 sq. ft., 1.89 acres).
E. Appropriate conveyances shall be executed to effectuate the transfers specified by subsections B, C and D of this section.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 4, emerg. eff. June 8, 1993; Amended by Laws 2019, SB 1049, c. 495, § 3, eff. November 1, 2019 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2021, SB 406, c. 285, § 7, eff. November 1, 2021 (superseded document available).
§63-3205.
Transfer Doesn't Require Certificate of Need - Operations of University Hospitals
A. The transfer of the University Hospitals from the Commission for Human Services and the Department of Human Services shall not require a Certificate of Need pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2651 through 2656.2 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes; provided, however, that any expansion or change to the University Hospitals requiring a Certificate of Need after such transfer shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 2651 through 2656.2 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. 1. University Hospitals shall be operated as general hospitals and shall be licensed by the State Commissioner of Health, and shall, as far as possible, meet the standards, requirements and essentials of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, the American Medical Association’s Council on Medical Education, the American Specialty Boards and the Association of American Medical Colleges.
2. The University Hospitals may provide services and receive payments therefor under Titles XVIII and XIX of the federal Social Security Act, and may participate in other federal medical programs.
3. University Hospitals shall be available as teaching and training hospitals for the colleges of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, for the College of Medicine of the University of Oklahoma, for other health and educational facilities and shall provide indigent patient care.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 5, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993.
§63-3206.
Children's Hospital of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Children’s Hospital shall serve as a general hospital and service institution for persons under twenty-one (21) years of age and shall have the authority to extend services to persons twenty-one (21) years or older.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 6, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 2021, SB 406, c. 285, § 8, eff. November 1, 2021 (superseded document available).
§63-3207.
Creation of University Hospitals Authority - Members
A. There is hereby created the University Hospitals Authority, an agency of the State of Oklahoma, a body corporate and politic, with powers of government and with the authority to exercise the rights, privileges and functions as specified in the University Hospitals Authority Act. The University Hospitals Authority is an agency of the State of Oklahoma covered by the Governmental Tort Claims Act.
B. The Authority shall consist of six (6) members as follows:
1. One member shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate;
2. One member shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
3. One member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
4. One member shall be the Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, or his or her designee;
5. One member shall be the Provost of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; and
6. The Chief Executive Officer of the University Hospitals Authority who shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member.
C. Each member of the Authority, prior to appointment, shall be a resident of the state and a qualified elector.
D. Each appointed member shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointing authority and be removed or replaced without cause. Members serving on November 1, 2019, shall continue serving unless and until another appointment is made by the appointing authority. Any vacancy occurring on the Authority shall be filled by the original appointing authority.
E. The members of the Authority shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for all actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in performance of their duties in accordance with the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
F. All members of the Authority and administrative personnel of the Authority shall be subject to the Rules of the Ethics Commission and the provisions of the Oklahoma Ethics Commission Act, Section 4200 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
G. A quorum of the Authority shall be three (3) voting members. Members shall elect a chair and vice chair for the Authority from among its members. The chair must be an appointed member of the Authority.
H. The Authority shall be subject to the Open Meeting Act, Section 301 et seq. of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and the Open Records Act, Section 24A.1 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes, except as otherwise provided by this act. Any information submitted to or compiled by the Authority except for budgetary information related to appropriations or the appropriations process with respect to the marketing plans, financial statements, trade secrets, research concepts, methods or products, or any other proprietary information of the Authority, persons, firms, associations, partnerships, agencies, corporations, institutions of higher education, nonprofit research institutions or other entities shall be confidential, except to the extent that the person or entity which provided such information or which is the subject of such information consents to disclosure. Executive sessions may be held to discuss such materials if deemed necessary by the Authority.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 7, emerg. eff. June 8, 1993; Amended by Laws 1994, SB 911, c. 283, § 5, eff. September 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1644, c. 174, § 2, emerg eff. May 8, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2019, SB 1049, c. 495, § 4, eff. November 1, 2019 (superseded document available).
§63-3208.
Powers and Duties of Authority
A. The Authority shall have the power to:
1. Adopt bylaws and promulgate rules for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business;
2. Adopt an official seal;
3. Maintain an office at the University Hospitals;
4. Sue and be sued, subject to the provisions of The Governmental Tort Claims Act;
5. Establish rates of payment for hospital and clinical services, which shall provide for exceptions and adjustments in cases where the recipients of services are unable to pay and for whom no third party source of payment is available, and to establish different rates of payment for indigent and nonindigent care;
6. Enter into cooperative agreements with the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma for educational programs, professional staffing, research and other medical activities and to pass through funds appropriated by the Legislature consistent with past practice;
7. Make and enter into all contracts necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers pursuant to the University Hospitals Authority Act;
8. Purchase or lease equipment, furniture, materials and supplies, and incur such other expenses as may be necessary to maintain and operate the hospitals or clinics, or to discharge its duties and responsibilities or to make any of its powers effective;
9. Acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or by any other manner, and to maintain, use and operate or to contract for the maintenance, use and operation of or lease of any and all property of any kind, real, personal, or mixed or any interest therein unless otherwise provided by the University Hospitals Authority Act;
10. Appoint such officers, agents and employees, including but not limited to attorneys, architects and construction managers, as it deems necessary to operate and maintain the University Hospitals and to prescribe their duties and to fix their compensation.
11. Accept grants from the United States of America, or from any corporation or agency created or designated by the United States of America, and, in connection with any such grant, to enter into such agreements as the United States of America or such corporation or agency may require;
12. Make and issue bonds and to pledge revenues of the Authority subject to the Oklahoma Bond Oversight and Reform Act. Nothing in the University Hospitals Authority Act shall authorize the issuance of any bonds of the Authority payable other than from revenues of the University Hospitals. Funds appropriated to the University Hospitals shall not be used for issuance of bonds. Authority revenue bonds issued under the provisions of the University Hospitals Authority Act shall not at any time be deemed to constitute a debt of the state or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the funds herein provided. Such revenue bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that neither the state nor the Authority shall be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon except from the revenues of the project or projects for which they are issued and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or any political subdivision thereof is pledged, or may hereafter be pledged, to the payment of the principal of or the interest on such bonds. The maximum amount of outstanding bonds at any time shall not exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) unless a greater amount is expressly approved by the Legislature by a concurrent resolution adopted prior to commencing any action in anticipation of issuance of revenue bonds of the University Hospitals Authority for the greater amount;
13. Provide for complete financial audits on all accounts of the University Hospitals Authority and to authorize periodic audits by an independent external auditing agency. Such audits to be performed annually in a format approved by the State Auditor and Inspector and all such audits shall be submitted to the State Auditor and Inspector for review. Such audits shall be made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and government auditing standards. Financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. In addition to said audits, the State Auditor and Inspector, whenever he or she deems it appropriate, and at least once each five (5) years, or upon receipt of a request to do so from the Governor, the Attorney General, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the Authority shall conduct a special audit of the Authority and the University Hospitals;
14. Engage in long-term planning for the operation and management of the University Hospitals;
15. Establish petty cash funds and provide for appropriate accounting procedures and controls;
16. Contract with national manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors of equipment, drugs and medical supplies when appropriate to carry out the purposes of the University Hospitals Authority Act;
17. Do all other things necessary and proper to implement the provisions of the University Hospitals Authority Act;
18. Waive, by such means as the Authority deems appropriate, the exemption from federal income taxation of interest on the Authority’s bonds provided by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any other federal statute providing a similar exemption;
19. Arrange for guaranties or insurance of its bonds by the federal government or by any private insurer, and to pay any premiums therefor; and
20. Adopt policies for the disposal of surplus property.
B. The University Hospitals Authority shall be subject to the Oklahoma State Finance Act, Section 34 et seq. of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. The Authority shall prepare monthly a “budget vs. actual” report which shows by budget activity the monthly and year-to-date revenues and expenditures compared to budgeted revenues and expenditures. Such report shall be submitted upon request to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and to the Directors of the House of Representatives Fiscal Division and the Senate Fiscal Division.
D. The Authority shall be subject to the professional risk management program provided for in Section 85.58A of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
E. The Authority may enter into contracts for construction and remodeling projects in accordance with applicable statutes and its own administrative rules. The Authority shall have the power to authorize the demolition of any building owned by the Authority upon a finding that the building is no longer suitable for the purposes for which it was intended and that a renovation of the building is not economically justifiable.
F. The Authority may provide space, utilities and janitorial services to the Department of Human Services Institutional Maintenance and Construction Architecture and Engineering Planning Unit.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 8, emerg. eff. June 8, 1993; Amended by Laws 2012, HB 3079, c. 304, § 513 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2019, SB 1049, c. 363, § 5, eff. November 1, 2019 (superseded document available).
§63-3209.
Determination of Eligibility Criteria and Standards for Medicaid Recipients and Indigents - Staff
The Department of Human Services or the successor agency responsible for Medicaid shall continue to determine eligibility criteria and standards for Medicaid recipients and indigents and continue to staff a Medicaid eligibility office at the University Hospitals.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 9, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993.
§63-3210.
Authority of University Hospitals - Conditions of Agreements and Obligations
A. The University Hospitals Authority shall have the authority to:
1. Enter into agreements and cooperative ventures with other health care providers to share services or to provide a benefit to the hospitals;
2. Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers pursuant to the University Hospitals Authority Act;
3. Join or sponsor organizations or associations intended to benefit the hospitals;
4. Have members of its governing body or its officers or administrators serve without pay as directors or officers of any organization, association or cooperative ventures authorized pursuant to the University Hospitals Authority Act; and
5. Offer, directly or indirectly, products and services of the hospitals, any cooperative venture or organization to the general public.
B. All agreements and obligations undertaken, as permitted under this section, by the University Hospitals Authority shall be for a public purpose. In addition to any other limitations, conditions or restrictions provided by law, the following conditions shall apply to contractual agreements entered into pursuant to this section:
1. Private and public funds shall be accounted for separately; and
2. The state does not assume any liability for private entities.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 10, emerg. eff. June 8, 1993; Amended by Laws 2019, SB 1049, c. 495, § 6, eff. November 1, 2019 (superseded document available).
§63-3213.
Employees to Be Members of Retirement Systems
All employees of the University Hospitals Authority shall be members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System or the Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma as appropriate.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 13, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993.
§63-3214.
Investment of Funds - Creation of Official Depository Account for the University Hospitals Authority - Blanket Bond Coverage
A. The funds deposited in the Agency Special Account as created in subsection B of this section shall be invested by the State Treasurer in the manner provided for by law. The return on such investments shall be credited to the accounts of the Authority.
B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury an Official Depository Account for the University Hospitals Authority, to be designated the University Hospitals Authority Agency Special Account. The Official Depository Account shall consist of an agency clearing account and an agency special account. All revenues, except federal entitlements and state appropriations, generated by the University Hospitals Authority shall be deposited in these accounts.
C. The Authority shall be subject to blanket bond coverage as provided in Sections 85.26 through 85.31 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, provided the Authority shall be authorized to purchase increased amounts of fidelity bond coverage for those employees deemed necessary by the Authority. When the amount listed in Section 85.29 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes is deemed inadequate, the cost of increased coverage shall be borne by the Authority.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 14, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993.
§63-3215.
Issuance of Revenue Bonds - Fees and Expenses of Bond Sales
A. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 12 of subsection B of Section 8 of this act, the University Hospitals Authority may provide by resolution, from time to time, for the issuance of revenue bonds for its lawful purposes, in such amount or amounts as are necessary, incidental or convenient to the exercise of powers, rights, privileges and functions conferred upon it by the University Hospitals Authority Act or other law. The principal of and interest on any indebtedness shall be payable solely from the revenues of the Authority and such other funds as may be provided by law for such payment. The Authority may provide for credit enhancement as additional security or liquidity for its bonds and enter into such agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to provide for the repayment of any funds advanced by the provider of any such credit enhancement including the payment of any fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith. The bonds of each issue shall bear interest at fixed or variable rates and shall bear an average interest rate not to exceed eleven percent (11%) per annum, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty (30) years from their date or dates of issue, as may be determined by the Authority, and may be made redeemable before maturity at the option of the Authority, at such time or times and at such price or prices and pursuant to such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Authority prior to the issuance of the bonds. The Authority shall determine the form of the bonds and the manner of execution thereof, and shall fix the denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest, which may be at any bank and trust company within or without this state. If any officer whose signature or facsimile of whose signature appears on any bonds shall cease to be said officer before the delivery of the bonds, the signature or the facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if the person had remained in office until such delivery. All bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of the University Hospitals Authority Act shall have all the qualities and incidences of negotiable instruments subject to the laws of this state. The Authority may sell the bonds in such amounts and in such manner, either at public or private sale, and for such price, as it may determine to be in the best interests of the state. If the bonds are not sold by competitive bid, the sale must be approved by the State Bond Advisor.
B. All fees and expenses of bond sales must be approved by the State Bond Advisor and the Bond Oversight Commission. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the Authority, subject to like restrictions, may issue interim receipts or temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds which have been executed and are available for delivery. The Authority may also provide for the replacement of any bonds which have become mutilated or which have been destroyed or lost. Except as otherwise provided by Section 19 of this act, bonds may be issued pursuant to the provisions of the University Hospitals Authority Act without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, bureau, or agency of this state, and without any other proceedings or the occurrence of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions, or things that are specifically required by the University Hospitals Authority.
C. The Authority may, by resolution, provide for the issuance of refunding bonds then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premium, any interest accrued to the date of redemption of such bonds, and for incurring additional indebtedness for its lawful purposes. The issuance of such bonds shall be governed by the provisions of the University Hospitals Authority Act.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 15, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993.
§63-3216.
Approval of Bonds
Before any bond shall be issued and delivered by the University Hospitals Authority, a certified copy of the proceedings for the issuance thereof, together with any other information which the Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma may require as the Bond Commissioner of the State of Oklahoma, shall be submitted to the Attorney General. If the Attorney General shall find that such bonds have been issued in accordance with law, he shall approve such bonds and execute a certificate to that effect. The Attorney General shall file such certificates in the office of the State Auditor and Inspector, and the certificates shall be recorded in a record kept for that purpose. All bonds approved by the Attorney General, and issued in accordance with the approved proceedings, shall be valid and binding obligations of the Authority and shall be incontestable for any course from and after the date of such approval.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 16, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993.
§63-3217.
Approval of Bonds by Supreme Court
The University Hospitals Authority or the University Hospitals Trust may file an application with the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma for approval of any bonds to be issued under the provisions of the University Hospitals Authority Act, and exclusive original jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court to hear and determine such application. The Supreme Court shall give such applications precedence over the other business of the Court and consider and determine the validity of the bonds and consider the application and any protest which may be filed thereto. Notice of the hearing on each application shall be given by notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in this state that on a day named the Authority or the Trust will ask the Court to hear the application and approve the bonds. Such notice shall inform all interested parties that they may file a protest against the issuance of the bonds, may be present at the hearing, and may contest the legality thereof. Such notice shall be published one time, not less than ten (10) days prior to the date named for the hearing and the hearing may be adjourned from time to time in the discretion of the Court. If the Court is satisfied that the bonds have been properly authorized in accordance with the University Hospitals Authority Act, and that when issued such bonds will constitute valid obligations in accordance with their terms, the Court shall render its written opinion approving the bonds and shall fix the time within which the petition for rehearing may be filed. The decision of the Court shall be a judicial determination of the validity of the bonds, shall be conclusive as to the Authority of the Trust, its officers and agents, and thereafter the bonds so approved and the revenues pledged to their payment shall be incontestable in any court in the State of Oklahoma.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 17, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1644, c. 174, § 3, emerg eff. May 8, 1997 (superseded document available).
§63-3218.
Bonds not Debts of State
Revenue bonds of the University Hospitals Authority issued pursuant to the provisions of the University Hospitals Authority shall not constitute a debt of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, or a pledge of the full faith and credit of the state, or of any political subdivision thereof, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the funds provided therefor. The forms of the bonds so issued shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that neither the state nor the Authority shall be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon except from the revenues of the Authority pledged to the payment of such bonds and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or any political subdivision thereof is pledged, or may hereafter be pledged, to the payment of the principal of or interest on such bonds. The bonds so issued shall be exempt from taxation by the State of Oklahoma and any political subdivision thereof, including the income therefrom, and any gain from the sale thereof.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 18, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993.
§63-3219.
Bonds As Securities
Bonds issued pursuant to provisions of the University Hospitals Authority Act are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public boards, agencies and instrumentalities of the state and its political subdivisions, all banks, trust companies, trust and loan associations, investment companies, and others carrying on a banking business, and all insurance companies and insurance associations, and others carrying on an insurance business, may legally and properly invest. Such bonds are also approved as collateral security for the deposit of any public funds and for the investment of trust funds.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 19, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993.
§63-3220.
Annual Report to Governor, Senate and House of Representatives - Content
The University Hospitals Authority shall submit an annual report to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Such report shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements for financial statement audits in Section 212A of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and shall include an account of the operations and actions of the Authority and an accounting of all revenue received and disbursed by the Authority for the previous fiscal year. The report shall include an accounting of expenses related to each of the following:
1. Education and training of students of the University of Oklahoma, resident physicians and others;
2. Care and treatment of indigents for whom the Authority receives any form of state or federal reimbursement; and
3. Research.
Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 20, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 1788, c. 290, § 10, emerg. eff. July 1, 1996.
§63-3221.
Creation of University Hospitals Authority Disbursing FundA. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the University Hospitals Authority, to be designated the “University Hospitals Authority Disbursing Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of appropriated revenues, revenues earned by the Authority, donations and federal entitlements. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the University Hospitals Authority. B. Following the execution of a lease of real properties under the jurisdiction of the University Hospitals Authority to the University Hospitals Trust pursuant to Section 34 of this title, monies from the fund may be expended by the Authority for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, for the operations of the Authority after the execution of the lease to the University Hospitals Trust for payment of any costs to the Authority associated with the transfer of operations of facilities under the jurisdiction of the Authority, and legal obligations of the Authority. After July 1, 1998, the operation of the Authority may be funded from the interest earned by the fund. C. After July 1, 2010, the principal and interest earned on the fund may be expended by the Authority for the operation of the Authority and for the completion of the mission of the Authority. D. It is the intent of the Legislature to restore the fund to the June 30, 2010, balance in the event that the state resumes operations of any of the facilities operated by the Authority prior to a lease being executed Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 21, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 811, c. 326, § 5, emerg. eff. July 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1224, c. 287, § 16, emerg. eff. July 1, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2010, HB 2446, c. 446, § 2 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2019, SB 1049, c. 495, § 7, eff. November 1, 2019 (superseded document available).
§63-3222.
Regulation of Traffic and Parking
A. The University Hospitals Authority may regulate traffic and the parking of vehicles on property used by or for the University Hospitals Authority. Such regulations shall be in writing, and copies thereof, including amendments thereto, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, and in the office of the city clerk of the City of Oklahoma City. The municipal court of the City of Oklahoma City shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine prosecutions for violations of such regulations, which may be prosecuted and shall be punishable as violations of ordinances of the City of Oklahoma City. The Authority may cause to be removed, and may enter into contracts for such purpose, any vehicle parked in violation of such regulations.
B. The Authority may appoint campus police officers and guards for buildings and grounds of the University Hospitals Authority in the same manner and with the same powers as campus police appointed by governing boards of state institutions for higher education under the provisions of Section 360.15 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and who may prevent or stop improper conduct and trespass in and upon such buildings and grounds, and make arrests and prosecute any and all persons arrested for such improper conduct and trespassing. Employees of the Authority serving as police officers shall be certified as provided for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. The Authority and the City of Oklahoma City may enter into a cooperative agreement to effectuate the provisions of this section.
Laws 1974, SB 559, c. 4, § 1, emerg. eff. March 14, 1974; Amended by Laws 1988, HB 1631, c. 326, § 25, emerg. eff. July 13, 1988; Amended by Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 25, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993; Renumbered from 56 O.S. § 344 by Laws 1993, SB 423, c. 330, § 31, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1994, SB 911, c. 283, § 2, eff. September 1, 1994.
§63-3224.
University Hospitals Trust - University Hospitals Trust Legislative Advisory Task Force
A. The State of Oklahoma expressly approves the creation of a public trust to be denominated the “University Hospitals Trust”, of which the State of Oklahoma shall be the beneficiary, provided such approval shall be contingent upon the following conditions being satisfied:
1. Finalizing of the Declaration of Trust;
2. Adoption of the Declaration of Trust by an official action of the trustees of the Trust;
3. Submission of the Trust for acceptance of the beneficial interest and approval as required by Section 177 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
4. The approved Declaration of Trust shall:
a. clearly state that the principal purpose of the University Hospitals Trust is to effectuate the purposes of the University Hospitals Authority as established in the University Hospitals Authority Act,
b. except as otherwise provided by law, provide that the fee simple title to real property held by the University Hospitals Authority shall not be transferred, conveyed, or assigned to the University Hospitals Trust without the express consent of the Legislature as the governing entity of the beneficiary pursuant to Section 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
c. provide that any indebtedness incurred by the University Hospitals Trust or the trustees of the Trust shall not be secured with or create a lien upon real property to which title is held by the University Hospitals Authority and shall not involve the bonding capacity of the University Hospitals Authority,
d. provide that the trust estate of the University Hospitals Trust shall not include fee simple title to real property owned by the University Hospitals Authority,
e. clearly state that the creation of the University Hospitals Trust shall not in any way reduce, limit or interfere with the power granted to the University Hospitals Authority in the University Hospitals Authority Act,
f. provide that any lease or contractual agreement involving use of the real property to which title is held by the University Hospitals Authority and any improvements thereto shall contain a provision and covenants requiring the proper maintenance and upkeep of the real property and improvements,
g. provide that the trustees of the University Hospitals Trust shall be the acting members of the University Hospitals Authority as provided in the University Hospitals Authority Act, and
h. provide that the trustees of the University Hospitals Trust shall have the duty to submit an annual report to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The report shall be submitted by January 1 of each year and shall include an account of all operations, actions of the Trust, account of all revenue received and disbursed by the Trust for the previous fiscal year. The report shall also provide a complete accounting of how the Trust meets its primary function of effectuating the purposes of the University Hospitals Authority, as established in the University Hospitals Authority Act.
B. The University Hospitals Trust shall require any agreements which it enters into with any entity pursuant to Section 3226 of this title for the operations of facilities leased by the University Hospitals Authority to the Trust to include, but not be limited to:
1. The inclusion of four of the five members of the Trust as four of the five members representing the State of Oklahoma as state appointees to the governing committee created pursuant to a proposed agreement;
2. Binding arbitration shall not be involved in such agreements for resolving issues under consideration by the governing committee; and
3. Major decisions shall be resolved by the governing committee, and approval of any major decision by the governing committee must include the approval of a majority of the state appointees and the approval of a majority of the members of the private entity appointees to the governing committee. Major decisions shall include:
a. approval of the annual operating and capital budgets,
b. sale or disposition of assets that individually have a fair market value over Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00),
c. the termination or transfer or material addition or material diminution of medical services at the Oklahoma Medical Center related to and part of a teaching program of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, and
d. other major decisions as may be agreed upon by the Trust and the private entity.
C. To the extent it is determined by legislative enactment that the Trust has expended funds in contravention of its mission as set forth in this section, the Trust shall remit, upon thirty (30) days’ written notice from the University Hospitals Authority, such sum or sums to the University Hospitals Authority.
D. In the event the Trust enters into a joint venture or acquires an interest in a not-for-profit entity to effectuate the administration of the mission of the Trust, that entity shall not be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act. Any information submitted to or compiled by the Trust with respect to marketing plans, financial statements, trade secrets, research concepts, methods or products or any other proprietary information submitted to or compiled by the Trust, persons, firms, associations, partnerships, agencies, corporations, institutions of higher education, nonprofit research institutions or other entities shall be confidential, except to the extent that the person or entity which provided such information or which is the subject of such information consents to disclosure. Executive sessions may be held to discuss such materials if deemed necessary by the Trust. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to budgetary information related to appropriations or the appropriations process.
E. In addition to the powers and exemptions granted to state beneficiary public trusts organized under Section 176 et seq. of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Trust shall possess all the statutory powers and exemptions provided to the University Hospitals Authority.
F. The Trust shall have the authority or may contract with a joint operator or with a foundation supporting the programs of Oklahoma Children’s Hospital to sell naming rights to property owned or leased by the Trust, provided proceeds from the sale of naming rights are used to effectuate the purposes of the University Hospitals Authority as established in the University Hospitals Authority Act and are specifically approved by the Trust, which shall have absolute discretion in granting or denying naming rights. Naming rights shall not include any interest in the property by the purchaser other than the naming rights.
Laws 1995, HB 1751, c. 263, § 3; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 2497, c. 321, § 5, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 811, c. 326, § 6, emerg. eff. July 1, 1996 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1436, c. 2, § 15, emerg. eff. February 26, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1644, c. 174, § 4, emerg. eff. May 8, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2007, HB 2111, c. 93, § 2, eff. November 1, 2007 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2016, SB 1607, c. 387, § 1, emerg. eff. June 6, 2016 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2019, SB 1049, c. 495, § 8, eff. November 1, 2019 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2021, SB 406, c. 285, § 9, eff. November 1, 2021 (superseded document available).
§63-3225.
Review of Contractual Agreements Regarding Lease and Operations of Hospitals
A. Contingent upon the creation of the University Hospitals Trust as provided in Section 3224 of this title, the Trust, prior to acceptance, shall submit to the Contingency Review Board for review the proposed agreement regarding the lease and operations of the hospital or hospitals owned by the University Hospitals Authority to any entity authorized to transact business in the state and an independent statement as to the fairness of the proposed agreement for this state. The Contingency Review Board shall upon receipt of the proposed agreement meet within fifteen (15) business days to review the proposed agreement; and unless the Contingency Review Board disapproves the proposed agreement, the proposed agreement may be executed, but no lease of the hospital or hospitals owned by the University Hospitals Authority shall become effective until after Supreme Court approval pursuant to subsection B of this section; provided, any amendment to the provisions of this section shall not be construed to affect or abrogate any agreement approved pursuant to the provisions of this section prior to the effective date of such amendment.
B. 1. If a proposed agreement is not disapproved by the Contingency Review Board pursuant to subsection A of this section, the University Hospitals Authority and University Hospitals Trust, within thirty (30) calendar days after the time for Contingency Review Board action has expired, may file a petition with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma for a declaratory judgment determining the validity of the proposed agreement. The review of the Court shall be based upon the exercise of any of the powers, rights, privileges, and functions conferred upon the Authority or the University Hospitals Trust, as applicable, under the University Hospitals Authority Act and Oklahoma laws. Exclusive original jurisdiction is conferred upon the Supreme Court to hear and determine such petitions. The Supreme Court shall give such petitions precedence over other business of the Court except habeas corpus proceedings.
2. Notice of the hearing of such a petition shall be given by a notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in this state that on a day specified the Supreme Court will hear the petition to approve the proposed agreement and enter a declaratory judgment. The notice shall be published one time not less than ten (10) days prior to the date specified for the hearing. The notice shall inform property owners, taxpayers, citizens, and all persons having or claiming any right, title, or interest in the proposed agreement or properties or funds to be affected by the implementation of the proposed agreement, or affected in any way thereby, that they may file protests against the approval of the proposed agreement, and be present at the hearing to contest the legality of the proposed agreement. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time at the discretion of the Court.
3. If the Court is satisfied that the proposed agreement is in accordance with the University Hospitals Authority Act and Oklahoma laws, the Court shall enter a declaratory judgment approving and declaring the proposed agreement to be valid and conclusive as to the Authority, the Trust, and all other parties to the proposed agreement; and, upon petition of the Authority, shall issue an order permanently enjoining all persons described in the notice required by this subsection from thereafter instituting any action or proceeding contesting the validity of the proposed agreement. A declaratory judgment rendered pursuant to this subsection shall have the force and effect of a final judgment or decree and shall be incontestable in any court in this state.
4. As used in the University Hospitals Authority Act, “proposed agreement” means one or more contracts regarding the lease and operations of the hospital or hospitals owned by the University Hospitals Authority and all other agreements contemplated by or referred to in the contract regarding such lease and operations.
C. The procedure set forth in this section for review and approval of agreements regarding the lease and operations of the hospital or hospitals owned by the University Hospitals Authority shall not be required for any amendment to an agreement which has been so reviewed and approved which has the effect of increasing payments due to the University Hospitals Authority or University Hospitals Trust.
Laws 1995, HB 1751, c. 263, § 4; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 2497, c. 321, § 6, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1644, c. 174, § 5, emerg. eff. May 8, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2023, SB 330, c. 118, § 1, eff. November 1, 2023 (superseded document available).
§63-3226.
Leases
A. Contingent upon the creation of the University Hospitals Trust as provided in Section 3224 of this title, the University Hospitals Authority is hereby authorized to lease, for a term of not more than fifty (50) years, renewable at the option of the Authority, all real property known as the University Hospitals and any other sites under the control of the Authority to the University Hospitals Trust. Any lease agreement made pursuant to this section shall be contingent upon:
1. Prior review by the Attorney General of any contractual agreement between the University Hospitals Trust and any entity authorized to transact business in the State of Oklahoma regarding the lease and operations of the University Hospitals. The Attorney General shall disapprove the agreement if it is determined that provisions of the agreement are not consistent with state law; and
2. The execution of an operating and lease agreement between the University Hospitals Trust and any entity authorized to transact business in the State of Oklahoma.
B. Concurrent with the execution of a lease of real property from the University Hospitals Authority to the University Hospitals Trust as provided in subsection A of this section, the Authority is authorized to transfer title to and possession of all tangible and intangible personal property under its control to the Trust. In any contractual agreement regarding the lease and operations of the University Hospitals between the University Hospitals Trust and any entity authorized to transact business in the State of Oklahoma, the Trust is authorized to sell or otherwise convey to such entity all tangible and intangible personal property the Trust may receive from the University Hospitals Authority. Any contract or other agreement which purports to exercise the powers authorized by this subsection is subject to review by the Contingency Review Board, as specified in Section 3225 of this title.
C. If a contracting entity fails to take possession of the leased premises, other than to a state agency, or abandons or surrenders possession of the leased premises at any time during the term of the lease between the University Hospitals Trust and the contracting entity, the interest in the real property leased to the University Hospitals Trust by the University Hospitals Authority shall revert to and be the sole and exclusive property of the University Hospitals Authority.
D. Contingent upon the execution of an agreement between the University Hospitals Trust and any entity authorized to transact business in the State of Oklahoma, as specified in subsection A of this section, the University Hospitals Authority is authorized to enter into an agreement for such entity to provide indigent care services and perform other related duties imposed upon the University Hospitals Authority by law. Such an agreement between the University Hospitals Authority and such entity is exempt from the requirements of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act and any rules adopted by the University Hospitals Authority pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.
Laws 1995, HB 1751, c. 263, § 5; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 2497, c. 321, § 7, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Amended by Laws 2000, 1st Extr. Sess., SB 3, c. 8, § 12, emerg. eff. July 1, 2000 (superseded document available).
§63-3229.
Report of University Hospitals Authority, Confirmation and Verification by Trust
With respect to the provisions of paragraph 30 of Section 1356 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes as amended by Enrolled Senate Bill No. 79 of the 1st Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature, the University Hospitals Authority shall report the total value of the sales tax exemption from the prior fiscal year to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Chair of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee or successor committee, and the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee or successor committee as part of its annual budget and performance review materials submitted for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and for fiscal years thereafter. The Authority shall further report the total number of filled resident positions and the number of nursing graduates of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center compared to the baseline numbers for fiscal year 2021 as part of the same report each year. The University Hospitals Trust shall confirm for each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2023 that any nonprofit entity which has entered into a joint operating agreement with the Trust and is subject to the provisions of paragraph 30 of Section 1356 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes has budgeted an amount equal to or greater than the baseline amount for fiscal year 2021 for physician and nursing workforce development, and the Trust shall verify that:
1. The nonprofit entity subject to these provisions has increased funding to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Medicine in a sufficient amount to support seventy additional medical residency positions by fiscal year 2025 than the baseline amount supported in fiscal year 2021;
2. The nonprofit entity subject to these provisions has increased funding to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Nursing in a sufficient amount to support fifty additional Nurse Practitioner graduates by fiscal year 2026 than the baseline amount supported in fiscal year 2021; and
3. The nonprofit entity subject to these provisions has increased funding to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Nursing in a sufficient amount to support one hundred ten additional Registered Nurse graduates by fiscal year 2024 than the baseline amount supported in fiscal year 2021.
Laws 2021, HB 2874, c. 556, § 1, eff. November 1, 2021.
