Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-57.1
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Intent of Legislature
Official statutory text
Adequate health care is a basic human right which should be
available to all Oklahomans. Rapidly increasing health care costs
threaten to make such care unaffordable to many citizens.
Unreimbursed health care services provided to indigent persons cause
the cost of services to paying patients to increase in a manner
unrelated to the actual cost of services delivered. It is therefore
the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature to develop a system of health
care delivery that ensures fair and adequate access for all
Oklahomans. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that this
system promote the utilization of the most cost-effective health
care services including, but not limited to, health care education
and prevention and seek to utilize the most cost-effective
administrative policies and procedures.
available to all Oklahomans. Rapidly increasing health care costs
threaten to make such care unaffordable to many citizens.
Unreimbursed health care services provided to indigent persons cause
the cost of services to paying patients to increase in a manner
unrelated to the actual cost of services delivered. It is therefore
the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature to develop a system of health
care delivery that ensures fair and adequate access for all
Oklahomans. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that this
system promote the utilization of the most cost-effective health
care services including, but not limited to, health care education
and prevention and seek to utilize the most cost-effective
administrative policies and procedures.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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