Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-4602

and Health Care for Uninsured Board.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 1001

A. The Insurance Commissioner in collaboration with the

Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall advise and aid the Health Care

for the Uninsured Board (HUB) in its duties. The Insurance

Commissioner is hereby authorized to promulgate such reasonable

rules as are necessary to implement the purposes of this act.

B. The State Board of Health shall direct the implementation

and duties of the HUB to assist the Insurance Commissioner. The

duties of the HUB shall be to:

1. Advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the

Commissioner as to the matters addressed in subsection C of this

section; and

2. Assist and advise the Commissioner on such other matters as

the Commissioner may submit for recommendations to the State Board

of Health.

C. The Commissioner shall:

1. Establish a system of certification for insurance programs

offered in this state to be recommended by the HUB;

2. Establish a system for the credentialing of insurance

producers who intend to market insurance programs certified by the

state in accordance with this section.

3. Establish a system of counseling, including a website, for

those individuals who are without health insurance and are not

covered by Medicaid, that includes but is not limited to:

a. educating consumers about insurance programs certified

by the state in accordance with this section,

b. aiding consumers in choosing policies that cover

medically necessary services for that consumer, and

c. educating consumers on how to utilize primary and

preventative care in order to reduce the unnecessary

utilization of services by the consumer; and

4. Establish a system whereby if an individual qualifies for a

subsidy under the premium assistance program, established in Section

1010.1 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes, that person is able to

become enrolled through the HUB in conjunction with local, qualified

insurance producers.