- A. If a disaster declaration is issued for a county in this state, the time period for a provider, a provider’s representative, or a pharmacy service administrative organization to file a below-cost reimbursement appeal pursuant to Section 360 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be tolled for the duration of the disaster declaration.
- B. Upon the expiration of the disaster declaration, the tolling of the filing period for below-cost reimbursement appeals shall continue for an additional thirty (30) calendar days. Afterward, the time period for filing a below-cost reimbursement appeal, as otherwise provided under state law, shall resume.
- C. The tolling provisions of this section shall apply only to continuing counties included in the declared disaster area and to below-cost reimbursement appeals arising from claims impacted during the time period of the declared disaster.
- D. A pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) shall not deny a below-cost reimbursement appeal on timeliness if such appeal is filed during the tolled period provided in this section.
- E. The Attorney General may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act.
Laws 2025, SB 993, c. 300, § 9, emerg. eff. May 23, 2025.