Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB1847: Medicaid home- and community-based services; modifying eligibility criteria for the ADvantage Waiver Program. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Chaptered, April 28, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to Medicaid home- and community-based services; amending 56 O.S. 2021, Section 1017.3, which relates to ADvantage Waiver Program; modifying eligibility criteria; providing certain exception; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Medicaid ADvantage Waiver eligibility criteria.
From the enrolled text, April 21, 2026:
An Act relating to Medicaid home- and community-based services; amending 56 O.S. 2021, Section 1017.3, which relates to ADvantage Waiver Program; modifying eligibility criteria; providing certain exception; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Medicaid ADvantage Waiver eligibility criteria SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 56 O.S. 2021, Section 1017.3, is amended to read as follows: Section 1017.3. To be eligible for the ADvantage Waiver Program, a person 2. Be: a. sixty-five (65) years of age or older, or b. nineteen (19) to sixty-four (64) years of age and: (1) be a physically disabled adult, as determined by the Social Security Administration, age twentyone (21) years or older without (2) have a developmental disability; provided, the individual does not have an intellectual disability or cognitive impairment related to the developmental disability, or (3) have a clinically documented, progressive, and degenerative disease that responds to treatment and previously required hospital- or long-termcare-facility level of care to maintain the treatment regimen to prevent health deterioration; 3. Be determined to meet the nursing facility institutional level of care by the Aging Services Division of the Department of Human Services; 4. Reside in his or her own home or, a family member's home, or an assisted living center contracted with the Department of Human Services under the ADvantage Waiver Program; and 5. Have needs that …
Sponsors
- Jared Deck (D, HD-044)
- Grant Green (R, SD-028) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Becomes law without Governor's signature 04/28/2026
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed, returned to Senate
- : Enrolled, to House
- : Referred for enrollment
- : Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 3
- : Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 11
- : HAs adopted
- : HAs read
- : Engrossed, signed, to Senate
Votes
- Fourth Reading (April 20, 2026): 35 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Third Reading (April 13, 2026): 78 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (April 7, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (April 6, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading (March 9, 2026): 34 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Senate Appropriations Committee (February 25, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care, Disabled Persons, Poor Persons, Health, Human Services Department
Common questions
- What is SB1847?
- SB1847 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Medicaid home- and community-based services; modifying eligibility criteria for the ADvantage Waiver Program. Effective date. Emergency.
- What does SB1847 do?
- In its own words: An Act relating to Medicaid home- and community-based services; amending 56 O.S. 2021, Section 1017.3, which relates to ADvantage Waiver Program; modifying eligibility criteria; providing certain exception; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Medicaid ADvantage Waiver eligibility criteria.
- What is the status of SB1847?
- Chaptered as of April 28, 2026. Latest action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 04/28/2026 (April 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1847?
- Grant Green (R, SD-028), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB1847?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1847&Session=2600
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