New Legislative Changes Requiring Health Benefit Plan Directories (36 O.S. § 6971), Effective Nov. 1, 2023

We want to notify you that Oklahoma law now requires insurers to terminate a provider from a network if the provider has neither submitted claims to the plan nor otherwise communicated intent to continue participation in the plan network within a twelve-month period. If the insurer does not receive a response from the provider within thirty (30) days of such notification, the plan is required by law to remove the provider from the network. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma is updating its internal processes to ensure termination of network participation in compliance with this requirement.