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63 OK Stat § 63-1-116 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-116. Definitions.

|When used in the Oklahoma Health Care Information System Act: |1. "Board" means the State Board of Health;2. "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Health;3. "Department" means the State Department of Health;4. "Health care providers" means a hospital or related institution licensed pursuant to Section 1-702 of this title, nursing facilities licensed pursuant to Section 1-1903 of this title, physicians as specified in paragraphs 1 through 7 of subsection A of Section 725.2 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, physical therapists, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses and home health care providers licensed pursuant to the laws of this state;5. "Third-party payor" means any entity, other than a purchaser, which is responsible for payment either to the purchaser or the health care provider for health care services rendered by the health care provider;6. "Public-supported provider" means any public or private entity supported in whole or in part by federal or state funds, or any health care provider contracting with the state for providing health care services including, but not limited to, Medicaid;7. "Identifying information" means a program identifying number assigned for purposes of statistical and data analysis, which protects and maintains patient and physician anonymity. Identifying information shall remain confidential as provided in Section 1-120 of this title;8. "Information providers" means and includes health care providers, third-party payors or public-supported providers required to report or submit information to the Division of Health Care Information pursuant to the Oklahoma Health Care Information System Act;9. "Division" means the Division of Health Care Information; and10. "Health care information system" means the system for receipt, collection, analysis, evaluation, processing, utilization and dissemination of health care data established and maintained by the Division of Health Care Information pursuant to the Oklahoma Health Care Information System Act.Added by Laws 1992, c. 347, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 332, § 15; Laws 1994, c. 350, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 389, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2000, c. 52, § 5, emerg. eff. April 14, 2000.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-117 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-117. Legislative findings - Intent.

|A. As a result of rising health care costs and concerns expressed by health care providers, health care consumers, third-party payors and the general public, and as a result of public health information showing that Oklahoma has a higher death rate than the national average, the Oklahoma Legislature finds that there is an urgent need to establish and maintain, for the purposes of accurately assessing the health of the public, health care planning and cost containment, an information base for the State of Oklahoma that will facilitate ongoing analysis and evaluation of patterns and trends in the health status of Oklahomans, the utilization and costs of health care services, and the capability of the various components of the health care industry to provide needed services. |B. The Oklahoma Health Care Information System shall be responsible for the development and operation of a method for collecting, processing and disseminating health care data including, but not limited to, quality, expenditure and utilization data. It is the intent of the Legislature that a uniform set of data be periodically and routinely compiled that will make possible the ongoing analysis, comparison and evaluation of trends in the quality and delivery of health care services in this state for the purpose of effective health care planning by public and private entities, cost containment, health facility development, and improving access to and quality of care.Added by Laws 1992, c. 347, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 389, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2000, c. 332, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-121 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-121. Reports.

|The State Department of Health shall issue reports no less than annually which may include recommendations to the Oklahoma Legislature for any change in the statutes needed to further the purposes of the Oklahoma Health Care Information System Act. The initial report shall be submitted by January 1, 1993. The initial report shall include but not be limited to an implementation schedule for the development and completion of the health care information system and the status of compliance with the health care information and data submission requirements of the Division. The system shall be fully functional and operative by January 1, 1995. Subsequent reports may include plans for expanding the uniform data base to other medical providers including, but not limited to, all licensed health care professionals or entities providing health care services. |Added by Laws 1992, c. 347, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 332, § 19; Laws 1998, c. 389, § 8, eff. July 1, 1998.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-122 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-122. Health Care Information Advisory Committee.

|A. The State Commissioner of Health shall appoint a Health Care Information Advisory Committee to advise and assist the Division of Health Care Information with determinations related to data elements to be collected, reporting requirements, and the release and dissemination of information to the public. |B. The membership of the Health Care Information Advisory Committee shall include, but not be limited to, the Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, or a designee and the presidents of the following organizations, or their designees:1. The Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce;2. The Oklahoma Hospital Association;3. The Oklahoma State Medical Association;4. The Oklahoma Osteopathic Association;5. The Oklahoma AFL-CIO;6. A statewide health care consumer coalition;7. The Association of Oklahoma Life Insurance Companies;8. The Oklahoma Health Care Association;9. The Oklahoma Pharmaceutical Association;10. The Oklahoma Dental Association;11. The Oklahoma State Chiropractic Association;12. The Oklahoma Optometric Association;13. The Oklahoma Physical Therapy Association;14. The Oklahoma Podiatric Medical Association;15. The Oklahoma Psychological Association; and16. The Oklahoma Association of Home Care.C. For voting purposes, a majority of the members in attendance at a meeting shall be able to take action on behalf of the Advisory Committee.D. The Division, with the approval of the Commissioner, may appoint health care data technical advisory committees as needed and appropriate to assist in the development of implementation methods and in the interpretation and evaluation of the data received pursuant to the Oklahoma Health Care Information System Act.The Health Care Information Advisory Committee and any technical advisory committees established pursuant to this section shall provide information and assistance to any legislative committee or task force requesting such information or assistance.Added by Laws 1992, c. 347, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 332, § 20; Laws 1994, c. 350, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1997, c. 238, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 389, § 9, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2001, c. 353, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-123.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-123.1. Transfer of powers, duties, etc. from Oklahoma Health Care Authority to State Department of Health.

|Effective July 1, 1998, all powers, duties, functions, personnel and responsibilities vested in the Oklahoma Health Care Authority for operation of the Oklahoma Health Care Information Systems Act shall be transferred to the State Department of Health. |Added by Laws 1998, c. 389, § 10, eff. July 1, 1998.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-201 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-201. County board of health - Membership.

|There is hereby created in each county of the state a county board of health, which shall consist of five (5) members, who shall serve without compensation, and who shall be residents of the county, appointed as follows: |(a) The State Commissioner of Health shall appoint one member, whose term shall expire on June 30, 1964, and each four (4) years thereafter.(b) The State Commissioner of Health shall appoint another member, whose term shall expire on June 30, 1965, and each four (4) years thereafter.(c) The judge of the district court shall appoint one member, who shall be the holder of a school administrator's certificate issued by the State Board of Education, and whose term of office shall expire on June 30, 1966, and each four (4) years thereafter.(d) The Board of County Commissioners shall appoint one member, who shall be a doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, or, if no doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy is available, the board of county commissioners may appoint a dentist, optometrist, or registered nurse. The term of office of such member shall expire on June 30, 1967, and each four (4) years thereafter.(e) The board of county commissioners shall appoint another member who may be a member of the board of county commissioners, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the board of county commissioners.Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 201.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-202 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-202. County board of health - Powers and duties.

|The county board of health shall have the following powers and duties: |1. Organize by electing a chair and other necessary officers annually and meet at such times, in such manner and upon such notice as the board shall prescribe. Provided, that the board shall meet at least two times each year;2. Establish and maintain a county department of health, if the same, in the opinion of the board, will be to the best interest of the county;3. Enter into agreements with county boards of health of other counties, and with the governing boards or boards of health of cities, towns and school districts lying wholly or partly in the county;4. Prepare and submit to the county excise board, annually, an estimate of its needs, and needs for the operation of the county department of health, if any, or for its proportionate part of the costs of operation of a district or cooperative department of health, if it has entered into an agreement therefor;5. Advise with the State Commissioner of Health on matters pertaining to public health in the county, and as to the appointment of the county superintendent of health or the medical director of the county, district or cooperative department of health; and6. Adopt regulations, which shall be subject to the approval of the State Commissioner of Health and shall not be more stringent than state law and rules and regulations of the State Board of Health, to protect the public health in the county in emergencies.Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 202, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 132, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2021, c. 297, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-203 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-203. County superintendent of health - Appointment - Compensation.

|(a) There is hereby created the office of county superintendent of health for each county that does not maintain a county department of health and that does not participate in the maintenance of a district department of health. |(b) The county superintendent of health shall be a regularly practicing physician, of good standing and of good moral character, and shall be a resident of the county for which he is appointed. He shall be appointed by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, the State Commissioner of Health. He shall be compensated for his services at a rate to be fixed by the board of county commissioners, subject to the following limitations: In counties having a population of not more than ten thousand (10,000), as shown by the last preceding Federal Decennial Census, he shall be paid not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per annum; in counties having such a population of more than ten thousand (10,000) and not more than twenty thousand (20,000), he shall be paid not less than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per annum; in counties having such a population of more than twenty thousand (20,000) and not more than forty thousand (40,000), he shall be paid not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per annum; in counties having such a population of more than forty thousand (40,000) and not more than fifty thousand (50,000), he shall be paid not less than Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00) per annum; and in counties having such a population in excess of fifty thousand (50,000), he shall be paid not less than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per annum.Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 203.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-204 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-204. County superintendent of health - Powers and Duties.

|The county superintendent of health, under the supervision of the State Commissioner of Health, shall have the following powers and duties: Abolish nuisance that are inimical to public health; isolate persons infected with dangerous, communicable infectious or contagious diseases, and take appropriate action to control or suppress, or to prevent the occurrence or spread of such diseases; enforce emergency health regulations the County Board of Health; enforce the provisions of this Code, and rules and regulations of the state board of health, that are applicable to his county; and perform such other duties and functions as may be required of him by the Commissioner. |Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 204.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-206 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-206. Functions of health departments.

|A. A county department of health, a district department of health, a cooperative department of health, and a city-county department of health shall, in their respective jurisdictions: |1. Maintain programs for disease prevention and control, health education, guidance, maternal and child health, including school health services, health in the working environment, nutrition and other matters affecting the public health;2. Provide preventive services to the chronically ill and aged;3. Maintain vital records and statistics;4. Assist the State Commissioner of Health in the performance of official duties, and perform such other acts as may be required by the Commissioner; and5. Enter into written agreements with the governing body of any municipality or county for the performance of services within the respective jurisdictions and authorities that are necessary and proper pursuant to the authority granted to municipalities and counties by the Constitution and the laws of this state.B. A county department of health, a district department of health, a cooperative department of health, and a city-county department of health may maintain programs for mental health and day care for children.C. Nothing contained herein relating to pollution shall be in conflict with the existing jurisdiction of any other state environmental agency.D. Except as otherwise provided by law, responsibility for the licensing and inspection of nursing facilities and specialized facilities, as defined in the Nursing Home Care Act and for the enforcement of state health and safety standards applicable to such facilities, shall be reserved to the State Department of Health and shall be exercised pursuant to the provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act.E. Except as otherwise provided by law, responsibility for the licensing and inspection of any establishment where food or drink is offered for sale or sold, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1-1118 of this title, and for the enforcement of state health and safety standards applicable to such establishments, shall be reserved to the State Department of Health.Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 206, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 260, § 2, emerg. eff. May 8, 1967; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 303, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 230, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 314, § 9, eff. July 1, 1998.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-206.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-206.1. Nonphysician services - Fees - Agreements to provide services - Disposition of funds.

|A. County, district, cooperative and city-county health departments, with the approval of the State Commissioner of Health, may collect fees for health services such as nursing, chronic disease screening, immunizations, maternal and child health services, genetic services, physical therapy, occupational therapy, dietetic, social work and home health aid given to patients in their homes, for mental health and guidance services and for dental care rendered in facilities operated by said departments, and may collect fees for such services as shall be authorized by the State Board of Health. Such fees shall be collected from persons financially able to pay for such services, and from insurers, governmental agencies or other persons obligated to reimburse for such services, and shall be collected in accordance with a schedule of fees approved by the State Commissioner of Health. |B. Fees for environmental services may be collected with the approval of the Executive Director of the Department of Environmental Quality as authorized by the Environmental Quality Board.C. County, district, cooperative, and city-county health departments may enter into agreements with individuals and with public and private agencies to provide health services enumerated in subsection (a) of this section to said health departments and also to supply these services to organizations or agencies. Such agreements shall be subject to approval of the State Commissioner of Health, and shall specify services to be performed and amounts to be paid.D. Money received by a county, district, or city-county health department pursuant to a contractual arrangement, as fees for services, or from some other source, shall be deposited with the county treasurer in the county where earned as provided for in Section 681 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.E. With the approval of the State Commissioner of Health, such funds shall be transferred, in accordance with provisions of Sections 683 and 684 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and added to specified items of the Health Department's appropriations, and no further action or appropriation by the county excise board shall be required to make such available for expenditure. The county board of health, the city-county board of health, or a person designated to act on behalf of either board is authorized to effect transfer of these funds, and to specify the item or items of appropriation to which they are to be added, in accordance with the State Health Commissioner's approval.Added by Laws 1968, c. 266, § 1, emerg. eff. April 29, 1968. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 117, § 1; Laws 1984, c. 162, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1984; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 304, eff. July 1, 1993.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-207 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-207. Cooperative departments of health - Agreements for.

|Cooperative departments of health may be formed by agreement between the county board of health of any county maintaining a county department of health, or the county boards of health of counties in a health district, and the governing boards of cities, towns, and school districts lying wholly or partly in such county or health district. Any such agreement shall stipulate what health services will be provided to the cities, towns, and school districts, which may be all or any of the services that may be provided by a county department of health, and shall also fix the amount of funds to be paid by the cities, towns, and school districts for the services. All agreements made under the provisions of this section shall be subject to the approval of the State Commissioner of Health. |Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 207.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-208 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-208. Funds for operation of health departments.

|A. It shall be the duty of the county excise board of each county if funds are available to make necessary appropriations to provide sufficient funds to pay the amounts due under any agreement entered into by the county board of health, or by any city, town, or school district of the county, for or in connection with a district department of health or a cooperative department of health; and such funds shall be accounted for, obligated, expended and disbursed as directed by the State Commissioner of Health, who may require any or all such funds to be combined with others to be used for similar or related purposes. |B. The Commissioner may enter into agreements with county boards of health, and with city-county boards of health, whereby state funds will be used in conjunction with county funds for the operation of county, district, cooperative and city-county departments of health. The Commissioner may pay such funds on a reimbursement or percentage of budgetary expenditures basis, or other basis; and if directed to do so by the Commissioner, the county clerk shall add the amount of any such funds to specified items of appropriation, and no further action or appropriation by the county excise board shall be required to make such funds available for expenditure.C. Counties may, for the purposes of enhancing access to health initiatives and maximizing operational impact, agree to combine resources including county millage in a manner designating one county as the operational hub. In doing so, the millage provided by each county within the consortium shall be expended or reserved for the county of origin, ensuring each county's millage investment is expended for the benefit of the county residents.Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 208, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 260, § 3, emerg. eff. May 8, 1967; Laws 2021, c. 297, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-209.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-209.1. County boards of health as sponsoring agency for National Health Service Corps assignees.

|There is hereby created authority for county boards of health as established under Title 63, Chapter 1, Public Health Code, Section 1-202, to be the sponsoring agency for our National Health Service Corps assignees as established by Public Law 91-623, known as the Emergency Health Personnel Act of 1970. This authority with the concurrence of the Commissioner of Health shall extend to include the sponsoring agency establishing rules of collection of fees for such personnel and disbursement of the fees in accordance with agreements reached by the U.S. Public Health Service in the assignment of Corps personnel under the sponsorship of the county health board. |Laws 1972, c. 184, § 13, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972.