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Attorney General Mike Hunter today issued the following statement commending the members of both the Oklahoma House and Senate after approving a bill that criminalizes the trafficking of fentanyl and its equivalents.
Senate Bill 1078 is the first piece of legislation recommended by the Oklahoma Commission on Opioid Abuse to pass both chambers and make it to the governor’s desk.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today announced that a $300,000 settlement stemming from a lawsuit, alleging an illegal kickback scheme has been reached with Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) board of trustees.
Attorney General Hunter said settling the case was important in order to avoid disruption in ambulance services to Oklahomans relying on EMSA.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today led a bipartisan coalition of 48 states in sending a letter of support to the authors of proposed federal legislation that, if passed into law, would ease federal restrictions currently limiting states’ Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU).
Authored by U.S. Representatives Tim Walberg, R-Mich. and Peter Welch, D-Vt., HR 3891 would expand states’ MFCUs authority to detect, investigate and prosecute cases of abuse or neglect of Medicaid patients outside of institutional settings, without losing federal financial participation.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today commended the members of the Oklahoma State Board of Health for selecting Tom Bates as the interim commissioner for the Department of Health.
“Tom is an outstanding leader whose hard work and dedication motivates those around him. He has the knowledge and background to successfully address and resolve the current situation at the Oklahoma Department of Health.
Consumer Champion will be named April 24 at Consumer Protection Day
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter’s Consumer Protection Unit is seeking nominees for the 2018 Consumer Champion Award, given each year at the attorney general’s Consumer Protection Day.
Coalition: question imposes minimal burden, but has significant, positive impact on constitution
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter has led a coalition of 13 states in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, requesting the agency reinstate a question on the 2020 Census regarding citizenship.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter and Corrections Director Joe M. Allbaugh today announced inert gas inhalation will be the state’s primary method of execution once a protocol is developed and finalized.
The new method’s adoption comes as officials with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) cannot acquire the proper drugs required to perform executions by lethal injection.
AG looking into accusations of embezzlement of operating funds
TULSA – Attorney General Mike Hunter has filed charges on two separate individuals for attempting to forge prescriptions for controlled dangerous substances at different Tulsa pharmacies.
Attorney General Hunter said it is too easy to forge prescriptions and encourages state leaders to act in order to help end this practice.
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