Hospice care; requirements; allowing for hospice determination by physicians in certain situations; effective date.

Summary

The bill updates Oklahoma’s hospice regulations, requiring hospice providers to coordinate care with patients’ doctors, maintain 24‑hour service, and follow strict admission and contracting rules. It also allows a physician—or, when no legal representative is available, certain other qualified individuals—to authorize hospice admission. Penalties are added for improper patient solicitation.

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