Shortage Areas - Requirements. A. 1. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall administer the Oklahoma Mental Health Loan Repayment Program. 2. The Program, depending upon available funding, shall provide educational loan repayment assistance for mental health or substance abuse treatment providers who provide services in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) for mental health. 3. Each award shall be for a contracted period and shall be distributed to the participant by drafts made payable to the participant and the appropriate loan agency following a completed year of service. Prior to any disbursement, the Department shall certify and properly review reports submitted by the participating provider detailing performance of activities in accordance with this act. 4. At the conclusion of the minimum service obligation, the Department shall review the performance in the Program of the participating mental health or substance abuse provider and determine whether an award may be granted for an additional period not to exceed a total participation in the Program of five (5) years pursuant to rules promulgated by the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. B. Any participating mental health or substance abuse treatment provider shall agree to provide mental health or substance abuse treatment services to Medicaid recipients as authorized by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority and individuals lacking health insurance coverage. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall be responsible for ensuring that at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the patients treated by the provider are Medicaid beneficiaries, uninsured, or a combination of Medicaid and uninsured recipients. C. The mental health or substance abuse treatment provider shall execute a contract with the Department to provide mental health or substance abuse treatment services pursuant to the terms of the contract and in accordance with rules promulgated by the Board. D. The Department shall present a report on the operation of the Program to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives within one (1) month of the beginning of each regular session of the Legislature, including but not limited to the progress made in accomplishing the goal of the Program.
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