A. The Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall have the training and experience necessary for the administration of the Authority. The Administrator shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed or replaced without cause. Compensation for the Administrator shall be determined by the Governor. The Administrator may be removed from office by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members elected to and constituting each chamber of the Legislature.

B. The Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall be the chief executive officer of the Authority and shall act for the Authority in all matters except as may be otherwise provided by law. The powers and duties of the Administrator shall include but not be limited to:

1. Supervision of the activities of the Authority;

2. Formulation and recommendation of rules for approval or rejection by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board and enforcement of rules and standards promulgated by the Board;

3. Preparation of the plans, reports and proposals required by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Act, Section 5003 et seq. of this title, other reports as necessary and appropriate, and an annual budget for the review and approval of the Board;

4. Employment of such staff as may be necessary to perform the duties of the Authority including but not limited to an attorney to provide legal assistance to the Authority for the state Medicaid program; and

5. Establishment of a contract bidding process which:

a.encourages competition among entities contracting with the Authority for state-purchased and state-subsidized health care; provided, however, the Authority may make patient volume adjustments to any managed care plan whose prime contractor is a state-sponsored, nationally accredited medical school. The Authority may also make education or research supplemental payments to state-sponsored, nationally accredited medical schools based on the level of participation in any managed care plan by managed care plan participants,

b.coincides with the state budgetary process, and

c.specifies conditions for awarding contracts to any insuring entity.

C. The Administrator may appoint advisory committees as necessary to assist the Authority with the performance of its duties or to provide the Authority with expertise in technical matters.

Added by Laws 1993, c. 332, § 6. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 382, § 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 1, § 21, emerg. eff. March 2, 1995; Laws 1995, c. 330, § 1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 3, § 11, emerg. eff. March 6, 1996; Laws 2019, c. 9, § 2, emerg. eff. March 13, 2019.

NOTE: Laws 1994, c. 282, § 3 repealed by Laws 1995, c. 1, § 40, emerg. eff. March 2, 1995. Laws 1995, c. 204, § 8 repealed by Laws 1996, c. 3, § 25, emerg. eff. March 6, 1996.