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.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 128, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
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