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63 OK Stat § 63-1-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-104. State Commissioner of Health – Powers and duties.

|A. The State Commissioner of Health may adopt an official seal for the State Department of Health. The State Commissioner of Health shall hold such meetings as he or she deems necessary. |B. The Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:1. Adopt such rules and standards as he or she deems necessary to carry out any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Public Health Code;2. Accept and disburse grants, allotments, gifts, devises, bequests, funds, appropriations, and other property made or offered to the Department; and3. Establish such divisions, sections, bureaus, offices, and positions in the State Department of Health as the Commissioner deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Code.C. The State Commissioner of Health shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed or replaced without cause. Compensation for the Commissioner shall be determined pursuant to Section 3601.2 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 1, § 104, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 136, § 1, operative July 1, 1976; Laws 1985, c. 178, § 42, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1997, c. 238, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2018, c. 183, § 2, eff. Jan. 14, 2019.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-105. State Department of Health created.

|There is hereby created a State Department of Health, which shall consist of the State Commissioner of Health, and such divisions, sections, bureaus, offices, and positions as may be established by the Commissioner, or by law. |Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 1, § 105, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 183, § 3, eff. Jan. 14, 2019.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-105a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-105a. Liability insurance for certain employees.

|The Department of Health is authorized to purchase or provide, from funds available for the operation of the Department, liability insurance for the State Board of Health, the Commissioner of Health, and such other employees of the Department as may be designated by the Board. The insurance coverage shall protect such persons from personal civil liability for errors and omissions resulting from the discharge of their official duties. This section shall in no way be construed as waiving the governmental immunity of the state. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 299, § 17, emerg. eff. May 28, 1982.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-105b (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-105b. Soliciting residents for nursing care facilities.

|Any employee of the State Department of Health who willfully or knowingly accepts anything of value from any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation for securing or soliciting residents for any facility subject to the Nursing Home Care Act, the Residential Care Act, the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act, or any other long-term care facility licensed by the Department, upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a felony. |Added by Laws 2000, c. 340, § 10, eff. July 1, 2000.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-105c (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-105c. Conflicts of interest.

|A. The State Department of Health shall: |1. Ensure that no employee of the Department whose responsibilities relate in any manner to long-term care is subject to a conflict of interest which would impair the ability of the person to carry out his or her employment duties in an impartial manner including, but not limited to:a.ownership or investment interest by the employee or a member of the employee’s immediate family represented by equity, debt or other financial relationship in a long-term care facility or a long-term care service,b.employment by, under contract to, or participation by the employee or a member of the employee’s immediate family in the management of, a long-term care facility, except as provided in Section 1-1914.2 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes and with the approval of the State Commissioner of Health, orc.the receipt or the right of the employee or a member of the employee’s immediate family to receive directly or indirectly remuneration, in cash or in kind, under a compensation arrangement with an owner or operator of a long-term care facility; and2. Establish and specify, in writing, mechanisms to identify and remove conflicts of interest referred to in this section including, but not limited to:a.the methods by which the Department will examine individuals and members of the individuals' immediate family members to identify the conflicts, andb.the actions that the Department will require the individuals and such family members to take to eliminate such conflicts.B. For purposes of this section, the term “immediate family” means:1. The spouse of the employee;2. The parents of the spouse of the employee;3. A child by birth or adoption;4. A stepchild;5. A parent;6. A grandparent;7. A grandchild;8. A sibling of the employee;9. The spouse of any immediate family member specified in this subsection; or10. Such other relationship deemed necessary by the State Board of Health as determined by rule.Added by Laws 2000, c. 340, § 11, eff. July 1, 2000.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-105d (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-105d. Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Health, to be designated the "Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies deposited to the credit of the fund by law. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health for purposes of paragraph 2 of subsection C of Section 1, Chapter 340, O.S.L. 2000. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |Added by Laws 2000, c. 340, § 20, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 472.NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 105d of this title to provide consistency in numbering.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-105e (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-105e. Duties of Department of Health.

|A. The State Department of Health shall: |1. Perform duties and responsibilities as directed by the State Commissioner of Health to ensure compliance with relevant provisions of this act;2. Fix and collect fees for the certification of compliance of health maintenance organizations pursuant to the provisions of Section 6907 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and3. Perform any and all health-related services, within the scope of practice, as prescribed by state law, by the State Board of Health, or by standards of care for medical services. When the Department provides a health-related service to any person covered by an applicable health insurance plan, the Department may submit a claim for said service to the appropriate insurance company, health maintenance organization or preferred provider organization. Upon receipt of the claim, said insurance company, health maintenance organization or preferred provider organization shall reimburse the Department for the service provided in accordance with the standard and customary rate schedule established by the plan. All health insurance plans doing business in Oklahoma shall recognize the public health service delivery model utilized by the Department, as an appropriate provider of services for reimbursement.B. All actions of the Department shall be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act.C. Fees and insurance reimbursement payments collected shall be deposited in the Public Health Special Fund in the State Treasury.Added by Laws 2003, c. 197, § 54, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 105, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-106.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-106.2. Uniform application to be used in credentialing process.

|A. By January 1, 1999, the State Board of Health shall promulgate rules necessary to develop a uniform application which shall be used in the credentialing process of health care providers. The State Department of Health shall develop such application form for: |1. Initial privileges or membership in a hospital, managed care organization, or other entity requiring credentials verification; and2. Recredentialing or reappointment in a hospital, managed care organization, or other entity requiring credentials verification.B. Any entity requiring credentials verification may require supplemental information.Added by Laws 1998, c. 210, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-107. Public Health Special Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be known as the Public Health Special Fund. All monies, fees and revenues collected, authorized or received from any source by the State Commissioner of Health or the State Department of Health under the provisions of this Code or any other law or any agreement shall, unless otherwise expressly provided in this Code or other law, be placed in said fund. Said fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Commissioner for the purpose of maintaining and operating the State Department of Health, and in administering and executing the laws pertaining to the duties and functions of the State Department of Health. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 1, § 107, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 312, § 13, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 473.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-107.1A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-107.1A. Eldercare Revolving Fund.

|A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a Revolving Fund for the State Department of Health to be designated the "Eldercare Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies deposited to the credit of the fund by law. |B. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health for operation of local Eldercare case management programs. A full accounting of the expenditures of the program shall be sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Governor by January 15 of each year. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.C. The Eldercare Revolving Fund shall not be used for the costs the State Department of Health incurs in administering the local programs.D. The State Department of Health shall recognize and reimburse indirect costs for Eldercare programs, administered by contractors, if the costs are charged in accordance with an indirect cost allocation plan developed in accordance with federal guidelines established by the United States Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87. In no case shall the State Department of Health reimburse indirect costs in excess of twenty percent (20%) of total direct salaries for Eldercare and Advantage program personnel.Added by Laws 2002, c. 3, § 8, emerg. eff. Feb. 15, 2002. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 474.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-107.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-107.2. Vaccine Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Health, to be designated the "Vaccine Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies deposited to the credit of the fund by law. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health for the purchase of vaccines. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |Added by Laws 1992, c. 336, § 7, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 475.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-107.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-107.3. Health Department Media Campaign Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Health, to be designated as the "Health Department Media Campaign Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies deposited to the credit of the fund by law. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund shall be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health for media campaigns. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |Added by Laws 1993, c. 269, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 476.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-107.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-107.4. Oklahoma Department of Health Civil Monetary Penalty Revolving Fund.

|A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the State Department of Health to be designated the "Oklahoma Department of Health Civil Monetary Penalty Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations. It shall consist of monies received by the State Department of Health which emanate from fines and assessments against Oklahoma nursing homes and other long-term and non-long-term care facilities found to be noncompliant with federal conditions of participation. |B. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health at the discretion of the Commissioner of Health for the protection of the health or property of residents of nursing facilities.C. All expenditures shall be in compliance with requirements of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.D. The Commissioner of Health may request the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to transfer monies between the Oklahoma Department of Health Civil Monetary Penalty Revolving Fund and any other fund of the Department, as needed for the proper expenditure of funds.Added by Laws 2013, c. 258, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-108. Federal funds - Grants and donations.

|The State Treasurer shall act as custodian of funds received by and allotted to the State Department of Health and to the State Commissioner of Health by federal agencies, when requested to do so by such federal agencies; and the State Budget Director shall maintain a system of accounts for such funds, and each allotment of funds shall be kept and accounted for as a separate fund. Such funds shall be disbursed in the same manner as state appropriated funds, except as may otherwise be requested by the federal agency allotting the funds disbursed. Grants and donations from other sources for public health purposes shall be similarly kept, accounted for or disbursed if believed by the State Commissioner of Health to be necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes for which the grants or donations were made. |Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 1, § 108.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-109. Right to choose practitioner.

|Nothing in this Code shall prevent citizens of this state from the free choice of any practitioner of the healing arts who is licensed to practice his profession in the State of Oklahoma, nor from the free choice of a duly-accredited religious practitioner of any nationally recognized church or denomination who practices healing by prayer or spiritual means alone in accordance with the tenets and practices of such church or denomination, nor shall this Code be construed to permit one legalized profession of the healing arts to discriminate in any manner against any other profession of the healing arts so licensed to practice its profession by the State of Oklahoma. |Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 1, § 109.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-110.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-110.1. Children First Fund.

|A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Health to be designated the "Children First Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies deposited to the credit of the fund by law. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health for operation of Children First family resource programs. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |B. The State Department of Health shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Governor by January 15 of each year, an annual report, including a full accounting of administrative expenditures from the fund for the prior fiscal year, and a summary detailing the demographic characteristics of families served including, but not limited to, the following:1. Age and marital status of parent(s);2. Household composition of families served;3. Number of families accepted into the program, by location, and average length of time enrolled;4. Referrals made on behalf of families not accepted into the program; and5. Average actual expenditures per child during the most recent state fiscal year.C. Projects shall comply with the uniform components of the State Plan for the Prevention of Child Abuse.D. The Department shall forward to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority a report of the total number of hours of nursing services provided to families under Children First family resource programs. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall submit such information to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services for purposes of applying for federal matching funds and shall submit any necessary applications for waivers to accomplish the provisions of this subsection.E. The State Department of Health shall contract with a university-related program for a performance-based evaluation of programs. Program sites shall fully cooperate and comply with the evaluation process, and sites shall provide weekly caseload and referral information to the State Department of Health.Added by Laws 1997, c. 375, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 392, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1998; Laws 2001, c. 356, § 5, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001; Laws 2003, c. 103, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 477.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-114.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-114.1. Comprehensive Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.

|A. There is hereby established the Comprehensive Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program to be administered by the State Department of Health. |B. The State Board of Health, giving consideration to the recommendations of the Infant and Children's Health Advisory Council created in Section 44 of this act, shall promulgate rules for:1. Lead toxicity screening of children ages six (6) months to seventy-two (72) months;2. The performance of verbal risk assessments on children ages six (6) months to seventy-two (72) months;3. The performance of blood lead tests when screening eligible children for lead poisoning, provided that screening and testing for Medicaid-eligible children shall be conducted in accordance with existing federal law;4. Setting standards for any developmental assessments for a child identified as being lead poisoned;5. Identifying as statewide screening requirements the minimum laboratory tests or analysis for childhood lead poisoning to be performed by medical providers for particular age or population groups;6. The determination of risk for each child tested;7. Detailing the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up services needed pursuant to the provisions of this act;8. Providing for health education and counseling related to childhood lead poisoning to parents and children; and9. Assessments and lead hazard control as part of the treatment and follow-up for a child identified as being lead poisoned.Added by Laws 1994, c. 158, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 45, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-114.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-114.2. Dental Health Service.

|A. The Dental Health Service is hereby created within the State Department of Health. |B. The Dental Health Service shall:1. Plan, direct and coordinate all dental public health programs with local, state, and national health programs;2. Advise the Department on matters involving oral health; and3. Plan, implement, and evaluate all oral health programs within the Department.C. The director of the Dental Health Service shall be an experienced public health dentist licensed to practice under the State Dental Act of Oklahoma.Added by Laws 2007, c. 122, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-114.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-114.3. Hospitals, health clinics and ambulance services – Display of sign warning of crime for assaulting medical professional – Reporting for assaults on medical care providers.

|A. Every hospital, health clinic and ambulance service shall display at all times in a prominent place a printed sign with a minimum height of twenty (20) inches and a minimum width of fourteen (14) inches, with each letter to be a minimum of one-fourth (1/4) inch in height, which shall read as follows: |WARNING: ASSAULTING A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL WHO IS ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES IS A SERIOUS CRIME. Section 650.4 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.B. Every hospital, health clinic and ambulance service shall report all assaults on medical care providers to the State Department of Health on an annual basis. The State Department of Health shall have rulemaking authority to implement the provisions of this section.C. The Department of Health shall not make public any identifiable information in regard to facility, individual or location of assaults.Added by Laws 2020, c. 68, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-115 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-115. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Health Care Information System Act". |Added by Laws 1992, c. 347, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.