Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 450 - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Chapter 1 - Administration
Subchapter 3 - Contracts for Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Residential Care Services
Part 3 - CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTING PROCESSES
Section 450:1-3-22 - Contractor reimbursement rates

(1) Contractors shall annually, or as otherwise prescribed, submit to ODMHSAS a uniform cost report in the form and format determined by ODMHSAS, and within time-frames established by ODMHSAS.

(2) ODMHSAS staff shall review and analyze these cost reports, requesting where deemed necessary the submission of supporting clarifying information within fifteen (15) days of said request.

(3) ODMHSAS staff may recommend to the Board fixed uniform rates for services, taking into consideration variables such as average costs, appropriate inflationary factors, capitation methods, performance outcome measures, staff credentials and available funding.

(4) Prior to submitting to the Board the proposed rates or changes to existing rates, the following shall occur:

(5) Consideration of the proposed fixed rate by the Board shall not occur until the Director of Department of Central Services has been provided with, pursuant to 74 O.S. §85.7 :

(6) The Board shall, at the meeting referenced in (5)(A) and (B) of this section, separately consider each proposed fixed and uniform rate of reimbursement. These rates, if adopted, shall then take effect on a date determined by the Board when the rates are considered for adoption; and remain in effect until subsequent Board action.

(7) All revisions shall be examined, proposed, considered and adopted pursuant to this section.

(8) Where a fixed rate is already authorized by the Department of Central Services according to the provisions of 74 O.S. §85.7, ODMHSAS, through its Commissioner, may adopt and utilize said fixed rate without Board approval.