Women face unique barriers that can make it difficult to obtain goods and services that are important for their health, as well as that of their families.
These obstacles include challenges like limited financial resources, lack of transportation, or an unfamiliarity with or mistrust of the healthcare services and other support systems available to them.
Learn how Metriarch partners are making Oklahoma a safer, healthier place for women.
We track legislation that affects women’s health in Oklahoma. Here’s a peek at recent proposals with an impact on barriers to care.
HB 1168 classifies the possession of abortion inducing drugs as trafficking an illegal substance.
HB 1389 adds types of mammograms covered by health benefit plans.
HB 1575 directs a feasibility study for a common application for benefit programs.
HB 1683 revises vision insurance guidelines.
HB 1742 penalizes administering abortion medication without consent and classifies Mifepristone and Misoprostol as scheduled drugs.
HB 2248 creates pilot programs for substance use prison diversion in rural areas.
HB 2270 requires coverage for caner genetic testing.
HB 2298 expands the ability of advance practice registered nurses (APRNs) to independently write prescriptions.
Appropriates $2M to Health Department to pay Choosing Childbirth legacy contracts.
HB 2969 adds immigration-status attestations to Medicaid presumptive eligibility applications.
State agencies can’t fund, refer, or contract for transition procedures
HB 3136 grants healthcare providers and institutions broad conscience refusal rights with strong legal protections.
HB 3194 shields pregnancy centers from service and/or referral mandates and hiring restrictions.
HB 3203 criminalizes certain medical treatments, provided without informed consent, as aggravated assault.
HB 3214 allows medical providers to deny care with no reprimand if it violates their beliefs.
HB 3359 removes requirement that Medicaid cover biomarker testing.
HB 3390 requires OKDHS to enhance the Provider Search tool on its website.
HB 3599 establishes cost-sharing for the Medicaid expansion population, adding $35 copays with income-based caps.
HB 3675 limits AI-driven insurance denials, requiring human review and regulatory oversight.
HB 3934 expands the types of mammograms covered by health insurance.
