Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1320
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Employment of administrator, director of internal audit,
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attorneys, and other personnel - Service contracts.
A. For purposes of administering the Oklahoma Employees
Insurance and Benefits Act, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
Oklahoma Health Care Authority is authorized to hire and appoint an
Administrator who shall be in the unclassified service and shall
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 823
serve at the pleasure of the CEO of the Oklahoma Health Care
Authority.
B. The CEO of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority may hire a
director of internal audit and one attorney licensed to practice law
in this state. The attorney hired by the Oklahoma Employees
Insurance and Benefits Board shall have not less than five (5) years
of experience in matters related to the insurance industry. The CEO
shall directly supervise the duties of the director of internal
audit, and shall not delegate the supervision to the Administrator
or any other employee. In addition to duties assigned by the CEO,
the director of internal audit is authorized to audit all records of
health providers and pharmacists who enter into any contract with
the Board in order to ensure compliance with said contract
provisions.
The CEO shall employ such persons as are necessary to administer
the provisions of the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act,
the State Employees Flexible Benefits Act and the State Employees
Disability Program Act. The CEO may employ a maximum of two
attorneys for purposes of administering the Oklahoma Employees
Insurance and Benefits Act. The Administrator or one of the deputy
administrators shall have not less than seven (7) years of group
health insurance administration experience on a senior managerial
level.
C. The CEO shall not contract for private legal counsel except
for extraordinary situations other than normal day to day
situations, and when approved by the Attorney General. The CEO may
contract with a nonemployee consulting actuary, a nonemployee
medical consultant and a nonemployee dental consultant subject to
competitive bid at least every three (3) years. The CEO may
contract with health care providers for a level of reimbursement for
the payment of claims incurred by the plan participants. The CEO
may at its request use the services of the Office of the Attorney
General and the actuarial services of any actuary employed by the
Insurance Commissioner and may also seek the advice and counsel of
the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Oklahoma or any employee
of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
A. For purposes of administering the Oklahoma Employees
Insurance and Benefits Act, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
Oklahoma Health Care Authority is authorized to hire and appoint an
Administrator who shall be in the unclassified service and shall
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 823
serve at the pleasure of the CEO of the Oklahoma Health Care
Authority.
B. The CEO of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority may hire a
director of internal audit and one attorney licensed to practice law
in this state. The attorney hired by the Oklahoma Employees
Insurance and Benefits Board shall have not less than five (5) years
of experience in matters related to the insurance industry. The CEO
shall directly supervise the duties of the director of internal
audit, and shall not delegate the supervision to the Administrator
or any other employee. In addition to duties assigned by the CEO,
the director of internal audit is authorized to audit all records of
health providers and pharmacists who enter into any contract with
the Board in order to ensure compliance with said contract
provisions.
The CEO shall employ such persons as are necessary to administer
the provisions of the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act,
the State Employees Flexible Benefits Act and the State Employees
Disability Program Act. The CEO may employ a maximum of two
attorneys for purposes of administering the Oklahoma Employees
Insurance and Benefits Act. The Administrator or one of the deputy
administrators shall have not less than seven (7) years of group
health insurance administration experience on a senior managerial
level.
C. The CEO shall not contract for private legal counsel except
for extraordinary situations other than normal day to day
situations, and when approved by the Attorney General. The CEO may
contract with a nonemployee consulting actuary, a nonemployee
medical consultant and a nonemployee dental consultant subject to
competitive bid at least every three (3) years. The CEO may
contract with health care providers for a level of reimbursement for
the payment of claims incurred by the plan participants. The CEO
may at its request use the services of the Office of the Attorney
General and the actuarial services of any actuary employed by the
Insurance Commissioner and may also seek the advice and counsel of
the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Oklahoma or any employee
of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
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