OklahomaOklahoma would check Medicaid applicants' status and report unverifiable cases
Starting October 1, 2026, Oklahoma's health care agency would check Medicaid applicants' immigration status and refer certain cases for review.
What it does
The Authority would check Medicaid applicants' status through a federal system before providing benefits. After an unverified result and state review, federal immigration officials would be notified if legal presence remains unverifiable.
The Authority would post Medicaid program information online and tell applicants that their immigration status will be reviewed and unverified cases reported to federal officials.
Argument forChecking status before benefits are provided could help the Authority confirm applicants meet the bill's legal-status requirement.
Argument againstApplicants whose legal presence remains unverifiable could be reported to federal immigration officials after state review.
More detail
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority would check Medicaid applicants' status using the federal SAVE system and refer certain cases to the Attorney General's office. These steps apply to people applying for Medicaid through the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. The Authority would confirm an applicant's legal status before providing benefits. After a final determination that SAVE does not show the applicant as lawfully in the United States, the Authority would notify the Attorney General's office. That office would review the case and notify federal immigration officials if the applicant's legal presence is unverifiable. The act would take effect October 1, 2026.
The Authority would post Medicaid program information and give applicants notice that their immigration status will be checked and unverified cases reported. The Authority would post the information on its website and give the notice through its application portal. The act would take effect October 1, 2026.
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- Passed Senate
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History
- 2026
- May 14Coauthored by Senator SeifriedLatest
- May 5Placed on General Order
- Vote recorded Motion. Result: pass.Upper
- May 5Withdrawn from Health and Human Services committee
- May 4Coauthored by Senator Prieto
- Apr 30Coauthored by Senator Jett
- Apr 30Coauthored by Senator Wingard
- Apr 29Coauthored by Senator Standridge
- Apr 29Coauthored by Senator Sacchieri
- Apr 29Coauthored by Senator Guthrie
- Apr 29Coauthored by Senator McIntosh
- Apr 29Coauthored by Senator Grellner
- Apr 29Coauthored by Senator Deevers
- Apr 28Coauthored by Senator Frix
- Apr 1Second Reading referred to Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Mar 2Coauthored by Representative Cornwell
- Mar 2Coauthored by Representative Chapman
- Mar 2Coauthored by Representative Eaves
- Mar 2First ReadingMinor
- Mar 2Engrossed, signed, to SenatePassed Senate
- Feb 26Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 26Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 18Passed House
- Feb 26Coauthored by Representative(s) Wilk, Maynard, George, Hildebrant, Turner, Woolley, Adams, CrosswhiteHader, Duel, Kelley, Gise, Hays, Staires
- Feb 26General Order
- Feb 23Authored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)
- Feb 23CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Feb 19
- Vote recorded Health And Human Services Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Coauthored by Representative(s) Archer, Lawson, Lepak
- Vote recorded Public Health Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public HealthMinor
- Feb 3Referred to Public HealthMinor
- Feb 3Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services OversightMinor
- Feb 2Authored by Representative Hilbert
- Feb 2First ReadingIntroduced
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