A. As used in the Oklahoma Medicaid Program Reform Act of 2003:
1. "Authority" means the Oklahoma Health Care Authority;
2. "Board" means the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board;
3. "Administrator" means the chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority;
4. "Eligible person" means any person who meets the minimum requirements established by:
5. "Member" means an eligible person who enrolls in the Oklahoma Medicaid Healthcare Options System;
6. "Nonparticipating provider" means a person who provides hospital or medical care pursuant to the Oklahoma Medicaid Program but does not have a managed care health services contract or subcontract within the Oklahoma Medicaid Healthcare Options System;
7. "Prepaid capitated" means a mode of payment by which a health care provider directly delivers health care services for the duration of a contract to a maximum specified number of members based on a fixed rate per member, regardless of the actual number of members who receive care from the provider or the amount of health care services provided to any member;
8. "Participating provider" means any person or organization who contracts with the Authority for the delivery of hospitalization, eye care, dental care, medical care and other medically related services to members or any subcontractor of such provider delivering services pursuant to the Oklahoma Medicaid Healthcare Options System; and
9. "System" means the Oklahoma Medicaid Healthcare Options System established by the Oklahoma Medicaid Program Reform Act of 2003.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 336, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 204, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2003, c. 464, § 2, eff. July 1, 2003.