Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB4294: Health insurance; fair coverage; epilepsy; termination of coverage; devices; surgeries; effective date.
Status: Vetoed, May 12, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to health insurance; directing fair coverage for individuals with epilepsy; disallowing termination of coverage for individuals diagnosed with epilepsy; providing coverage for devices or surgeries for epilepsy if certain criteria are met; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Health insurance.
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
An Act relating to health insurance; directing fair coverage for individuals with epilepsy; disallowing termination of coverage for individuals diagnosed with epilepsy; providing coverage for devices or surgeries for epilepsy if certain criteria are met; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Health insurance SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6060.31 of Title 36, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. All individual and group health insurance policies that provide medical and surgical benefits shall provide the same coverage and benefits to any individual who has been diagnosed with epilepsy as the policy would provide coverage and benefits to an individual who has not been diagnosed with epilepsy. B. No insurer shall terminate coverage or refuse to renew an individual's health insurance coverage solely based upon the individual's diagnosis of epilepsy. C. To reduce the risk of death from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), all individual and group health insurance policies that provide medical and surgical benefits shall adopt medical policies that provide coverage for medically necessary neurostimulation devices if prescribed by a licensed physician who is actively treating the enrollee. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026. Passed the House of Representatives the 5th day of …
Sponsors
- Andy Fugate (D, HD-094)
- Ellyn Hefner (D, HD-087)
- Daniel Pae (R, HD-062) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Vetoed 05/12/2026
- : Sent to Governor
- : Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- : Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- : Referred for enrollment
- : Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 55 Nays: 30
- : SA's read, adopted
- : SA's received
- : Engrossed to House
- : Referred for engrossment
Votes
- Fourth Reading (May 5, 2026): 55 yea, 30 nay, passed
- Third Reading (April 29, 2026): 28 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Senate Health & Human Services Committee (April 20, 2026): 10 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Third Reading (March 24, 2026): 63 yea, 32 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (March 3, 2026): 14 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Insurance Committee (February 17, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB4294?
- HB4294 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Health insurance; fair coverage; epilepsy; termination of coverage; devices; surgeries; effective date.
- What does HB4294 do?
- In its own words: An Act relating to health insurance; directing fair coverage for individuals with epilepsy; disallowing termination of coverage for individuals diagnosed with epilepsy; providing coverage for devices or surgeries for epilepsy if certain criteria are met; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Health insurance.
- What is the status of HB4294?
- Vetoed as of May 12, 2026. Latest action: Vetoed 05/12/2026 (May 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4294?
- Daniel Pae (R, HD-062), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB4294?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB4294&Session=2600
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