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CMS QHP Provider Directory Portal Pilot.
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Welcome to your daily briefing on healthcare developments in Oklahoma. Today we're covering 7 key stories including updates on oklahoma healthcare headlines, background & context. Let's dive in.
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Oklahoma Healthcare Headlines
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Licensure Applications and Forms.
Oklahoma Hospital Licensure Applications and Related Forms: ODH-920 Application for LIcense to Operate a Hospital (22k.pdf) ODH-891 Medical Staff Information Sheet (13k.pdf) ODH-892 Board of Directors INformation Sheet (11k.pdf) ….
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CMS Provider Directory Pilot: What You Need to Know | Quest Analytics.
CMS launched a new provider directory pilot program with the Oklahoma Insurance Department. Learn what this means for provider data accuracy.
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Relevant to healthcare professionals operating in OK.
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Oklahoma Insurance Department and CMS Launch Provider Directory Pilot Program - Oklahoma Insurance….
Oklahoma Insurance Department and CMS Launch Provider Directory Pilot Program MoreLessLegal DivisionLegal Division FAQsStatutes and RulesBulletinsNoticesOpen Meeting AgendasHearingsFinal OrdersOpen RecordsOklahoma Receivership Office,….
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Background & Context
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When a vendor is a business associate (and when they are not).
A vendor is a business associate if they create, receive, maintain, or transmit PHI on behalf of the covered entity. They are NOT a business associate just because they happen to be in a building with PHI or could conceivably access it. The functional test matters, not the proximity test.
Why It Matters
Forcing BAA execution on vendors who do not meet the functional test creates contractual bloat and weakens the negotiating position with vendors who actually do. Failing to execute BAAs with true business associates exposes the covered entity to OCR enforcement.
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340B recertification: the most-missed deadline in pharmacy compliance.
Covered entities must annually recertify their 340B eligibility through HRSA. Missing the recertification window pushes the entity to inactive status, which means immediate loss of 340B pricing and potentially diversion violations on previously dispensed drugs. Reinstatement requires a new application.
Why It Matters
The discount value of 340B pricing for a covered entity often exceeds six figures annually. Letting the recertification lapse for paperwork reasons is one of the most expensive administrative errors in the regulation.
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The bloodborne-pathogens plan that fails on inspection.
OSHA inspections of healthcare facilities most commonly find three violations: an Exposure Control Plan that has not been reviewed annually (date-stamped review required), engineering controls that have not been re-evaluated when new devices are introduced, and post-exposure protocols that do not match the actual reporting workflow.
Why It Matters
Each citation carries per-violation penalties, and willful or repeat designations multiply them. Re-evaluation paperwork is the cheapest control to maintain.
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