Oklahoma Health Care Authority
SoonerCare TEFRA · About this organization
What you get
Medicaid coverage that can help a child with a disability receive care while living at home. Family premiums may apply.
How to start
Read through TEFRA requirements.
The details, as published
Oklahoma's TEFRA option can provide Medicaid coverage to a child with a qualifying disability who meets institutional level-of-care criteria while living at home, using the child's eligibility pathway and possible family premium rules rather than ordinary household-income treatment.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
SoonerCare TEFRA — household bills and cash assistance
Oklahoma's TEFRA option can provide Medicaid coverage to a child with a qualifying disability who meets institutional level-of-care criteria while living at home, using the child's eligibility pathway and possible family premium rules rather than ordinary household-income treatment.
Amount not published
Medical And Insurance Costs
SoonerCare TEFRA — medical and insurance costs
Oklahoma's TEFRA option can provide Medicaid coverage to a child with a qualifying disability who meets institutional level-of-care criteria while living at home, using the child's eligibility pathway and possible family premium rules rather than ordinary household-income treatment.
Amount not published
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
SoonerCare TEFRA — navigation guides and advocacy
Oklahoma's TEFRA option can provide Medicaid coverage to a child with a qualifying disability who meets institutional level-of-care criteria while living at home, using the child's eligibility pathway and possible family premium rules rather than ordinary household-income treatment.
Amount not published
Why this may help
Medical And Insurance Costs: TEFRA offers a way to obtain Medicaid coverage while your child lives at home.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A child with severe B-ALL complications may meet TEFRA disability and level-of-care rules.
Age
Age 0 to age 18, measured at application.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: OK.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- Review TEFRA requirements.
- Submit the application and clinical documentation requested by OHCA.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Cancer diagnosis alone does not establish disability or level-of-care eligibility; a premium may apply.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- SoonerCare TEFRA · checked Aug 27, 2026