1. A. The Board may promulgate rules authorizing the executive director or designee of a facility within the Department at which a patient is being treated to charge on a sliding scale or waive the liability of the patient and estate of the patient for the care and treatment of the patient, if it is determined that the patient is unable to pay the full amount for such care and treatment, or that the patient is an indigent person as defined in this title.
2. B. Before any charge for care and treatment is placed on a sliding scale or waived there must be a written application and documentation demonstrating the patient’s income and the number of dependents of the patient, and a statement of any charges to be placed on the sliding scale or waiver of a patient's indebtedness for care and treatment, and the reasons for the placement on the sliding scale or waiver. The statement must be signed by the executive director or designee granting such placement on the sliding scale or waiver. The statement must also be filed with the patient's records at the facility.
3. C. For the purpose of determining the financial status or ability to pay of a patient, the estate of the patient, or persons liable for the patient's care and treatment, the Oklahoma Tax Commission is directed to furnish to the Commissioner, or designee, upon request, such information as may be of record in the Commission relative to patients, and their estates.

Added by Laws 1953, p. 173, § 113, emerg. eff. June 3, 1953; Amended by Laws 1986, c. 103, § 58, eff. November 1, 1986; Renumbered from § 113 by Laws 1986, c. 103, § 103, eff. November 1, 1986; Amended by Laws 1987, c. 168, § 1, eff. November 1, 1987; Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1266. c. 46, § 31, emerg. eff. April 8, 2003 (superseded document available).