OHCA Policies and Rules
317:30-5-1087. Terms and definitions
[Revised 07-06-23]
The following words and terms, when used in this Part, have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN)" means an individual of Native American descent who has or is eligible for a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) card.
(2) "Audio-only health service delivery" means the delivery of healthcare services through the use of audio-only telecommunications, permitting real-time communication between a patient and the provider, for the purpose of diagnosis, consultation, or treatment, and does not include the use of facsimile or email nor the delivery of health care services that are customarily delivered by audio-only telecommunications and customarily not billed as separate services by the provider, such as the sharing of laboratory results. This definition includes health services delivered via audio-only when audio-visual is unavailable or when a member chooses audio-only.
(3) "Behavioral Health services" means professional medical services for the treatment of a mental health and/or substance use disorder.
(4) "CFR" means the Code of Federal Regulations.
(5) "CMS" means the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(6) "Encounter" means a contact between a health care professional and an IHS eligible SoonerCare member for the provision of medically necessary Title XIX or Title XXI covered services through an IHS or Tribal 638 facility or an urban Indian clinic within a twenty-four (24) hour period ending at midnight, as documented in the patient's record.
(7) "Licensed Behavioral Health Professional (LBHP)" means a licensed psychologist, licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), licensed marital and family therapist (LMFT), licensed professional counselor (LPC), licensed behavioral practitioner (LBP) or licensed alcohol and drug counselor (LADC).
(8) "OHCA" means the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.
(9) "OMB rate" means the Medicaid reimbursement rate negotiated between CMS and IHS. Inpatient and outpatient Medicaid reimbursement rates for I/T/Us are published annually in the Federal Register or Federal Register Notices. The outpatient rate is also known as the I/T/U encounter rate. The encounter rate is available only to I/T/U facilities that appear on the IHS maintained listing of IHS-operated and Indian health care facilities operating under a 638 agreement. It is the sole responsibility of the facility to petition IHS for placement on this list.
(10) "Physician" means a doctor of medicine or osteopathy legally authorized to practice medicine and surgery or who is a licensed physician employed by the Federal Government in an IHS facility or who provides services in a 638 Tribal Facility.
(11) "State Administering Agency (SAA)" is the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.
(12) "Telehealth" means the practice of health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, evaluation and treatment, transfer of medical data or exchange of medical education information by means of a two-way, real-time interactive communication, not to exclude store and forward technologies, between a patient and a healthcare provider with access to and reviewing the patient's relevant clinical information prior to the telemedicine visit. Telehealth shall not include consultations provided by telephone audio-only communication, electronic mail, text message, instant messaging conversation, website questionnaire, nonsecure video conference, or facsimile transmission.
(13) "638 Tribal Facility" is a facility that is operated by a tribe or tribal organization and funded by Title I or Title III of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-638).
Disclaimer. The OHCA rules found on this Web site are unofficial. The official rules are published by the Oklahoma Secretary of State Office of Administrative Rules as Title 317 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code. To order an official copy of these rules, contact the Office of Administrative Rules at (405) 521-4911.
