ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 1593 	By:	Halligan of the Senate

			and

		Williams of the House

[ public health and safety - study of certain funding - directing Authority - inclusion of facilities - codification - 		effective date ]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5025.1 of Title 63, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall study the use of federal and state funding to retrofit nursing and specialized facilities, as those terms are defined in Section 1-1902 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for portable generators to be utilized during emergency situations.
B.  The Authority shall submit a funding plan to the Governor and the Legislature by September 30, 2011, that provides for incentives for nursing and specialized facilities to purchase or retrofit generators for use during emergency situations.  Facilities that have purchased or made improvements for emergency power capabilities within the previous eight (8) years shall be included in any incentive program.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2010.
Passed the Senate the 4th day of March, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer 	of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer	of the House
	of Representatives