Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 317 - Oklahoma Health Care Authority
Chapter 30 - Medical Providers-Fee for Service
Subchapter 5 - Individual Providers and Specialties
Part 34 - SECURE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRANSPORTATION
Section 317:30-5-349 - Program eligibility and covered services

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 317:30-5-349

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

(a) SoonerCare members, both children and adults, are eligible for services when medically necessary.

(b) A member must be reasonably believed to be experiencing a behavioral health crisis as evidenced by extreme emotional distress that includes, but is not limited to, an acute episode of mental illness and/or suicidal thoughts and/or behavior that may occur with substance use and other disorders.

(c) Secure behavioral health transportation may be provided when medically necessary for the following:

(1) Transportation to a facility arranged by individuals authorized by ODMHSAS, including but not limited to, hospitals and other mental health facilities;

(2) Facility-to-facility transports; and

(3) Transport of a member seeking voluntary admission to a facility.

(d) Members must be transported to the nearest appropriate facility.

(e) Out-of-state transports are allowable when medically necessary and may require prior approval or authorization by ODMHSAS.

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