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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-106.4. Chief Medical Officer.

A. The Chief Medical Officer shall serve at the discretion and pleasure of the State Commissioner of Health.
B. The Chief Medical Officer must:
1. Be a resident of the State of Oklahoma; and
2. Be licensed and in good standing as a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy in Oklahoma.
C. With the approval of the State Commissioner of Health, the Chief Medical Officer may maintain a clinical practice to retain expertise and remain current in his or her specialized field.
D. The Chief Medical Officer may:
1. Advise the Commissioner and agency staff in all matters related to public health and effective delivery of public health services;
2. Provide professional judgment, medical and public health guidance to the Commissioner and other department leadership to ensure that health policy and program resource allocation decisions are medically appropriate, that timely prevention actions are taken, and that policy reflects sound medical and public health principles and priorities;
3. Actively participate in the development of the agency strategic goals and the state public health improvement plan; and
4. Perform other duties as assigned by the Commissioner.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 85 § 2, emerg. eff. April 26, 2022.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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; and
5. 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.
2023 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; and
9. 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.
2023 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; and
3. 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.
2023 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 by January 31 all assaults for the prior year on all medical care providers in the facility, on facility property, or while performing duties in an official capacity to the State Department of Health on an annual basis without any identifying information regarding the individual who was assaulted or who committed the assault. The following data shall be provided to the Department:
1. An aggregate number of individuals assaulted annually;
2. The type of assault, either verbal, physical, and/or sexual;
3. Role of the perpetrator, either coworker, patient, or patient's family; and
4. Location of the assault.
The State Department of Health shall have rulemaking authority to implement the provisions of this section.
C. The State Department of Health shall not make public any identifiable information in regard to facility, individual or location of assaults, if such information is received. The Department shall publish on its website, on an annual basis, aggregate numbers for the data collected pursuant to subsection B of this section.
Added by Laws 2020, c. 68, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2020. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 140, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 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 6 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; and
10. "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; Laws 2022, c. 149, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-132.1. Office of the State Coordinator for Health Information Exchange.

A. There is hereby created the Office of the State Coordinator for Health Information Exchange within the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.
B. The Office shall have the power and duty to oversee the state-designated entity for health information exchange, as described under Section 1-133 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. The Office shall consist of the State Coordinator for Health Information Exchange, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Administrator of the Authority, and such other employees of the Authority as the Administrator may assign to the Office.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 250, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 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.
2023 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; and
6. 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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; and
5. 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-210. City-county board of health in certain counties - Membership.

A. There is hereby created in any county of this state with a population of more than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, a city-county board of health composed of nine (9) members.
B. The membership of the board shall be composed of five members appointed by the city council of such city, or city commission, whichever applies, and four members appointed by the board of county commissioners of such county. Each member shall serve a term of six (6) years, except, that of the members initially appointed by the city council, or city commission, whichever applies, one member initially appointed shall serve a term of two (2) years, one member initially appointed shall serve a term of three (3) years, one member initially appointed shall serve a term of four (4) years, one member initially appointed shall serve a term of five (5) years, and one member initially appointed shall serve a term of six (6) years; provided, however, that in any such city having a city board of health created under its charter provisions, the members of such city board of health and the tenure of the city board of health members of the city-county board of health shall be coterminous with the city board of health. Of the members initially appointed by the board of county commissioners, one member initially appointed shall serve a term of two (2) years, one member initially appointed shall serve a term of three (3) years, one member initially appointed shall serve a term of five (5) years, and one member initially appointed shall serve a term of six (6) years. The appointing authority shall appoint new members as the terms of office of its initial appointees expire. Wherever a city-county board of health is now in existence, the current board members shall be retained, until the termination of their present appointment, by the appointing authorities.
C. A county board of health in any county of this state with a population of more than two hundred twenty-five thousand (225,000), but not more than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, may create a city-county board of health as provided in this section composed of members as provided by Section 1-201 of this title.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 210, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 143, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2020, c. 43, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-211. Organization - Meetings - Compensation.

Such city-county board of health shall organize by electing a chairman and other necessary officers and shall meet at such times, in such manner, and upon such notice as the board shall prescribe; provided, that at least one meeting shall be held annually. The members of such board shall serve without compensation.
Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 211.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-212. Powers and duties of city - county board of health.

It shall be the duty of the city-county board of health to recommend ordinances, rules and regulations to the governing body of any city or town within its jurisdiction and to the board of county commissioners of the county within which such board exists in matters pertaining to the preservation and promotion of public health, and to assist in the formulation and adoption of uniform health ordinances, rules and regulations within the jurisdiction of such board. Such board, in addition to the powers and duties set forth in Sections 210 to 218 of this article, shall have all the powers, rights and duties which are now or may hereafter be conferred by the statutes of this state upon city or county boards of health, except the making of rules and regulations.
Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 212.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-212.1. Peace officer certificates for certain employees.

Any employee of a city-county health department who is serving as a peace officer shall obtain a certificate as provided in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 206, § 38, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1987, c. 236, § 24, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-213. Board of county commissioners - Rules and regulations - Fees.

A. The board of county commissioners in any county that qualifies under Section 210 of this article is hereby authorized and empowered to make and enforce all reasonable rules and regulations with regard to the preservation and promotion of public health; provided, that any such rules or regulations shall have first been recommended or approved by the city-county board of health, and further provided that such rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with state laws or rules and regulations of the State Board of Health. Such rules and regulations shall be operative throughout the county, except within the limits of incorporated cities and towns. Any such rules adopted by county commissioners relating to an establishment where food or drink is offered for sale or sold shall not be more stringent than the rules for such establishments adopted by the State Board of Health; provided, that rules adopted prior to May 31, 2008, which directly relate to training and permit requirements for food managers and food handlers and fees related to such establishments shall, in addition to the license fee required by the State Board of Health, be exempt from the provisions of this subsection.
B. The board of county commissioners is also authorized to provide for the levying and collection of fees for services performed by such city-county health department outside the boundaries of incorporated cities and towns within such county. Any person who violates any rule or regulation made by such board of county commissioners under the authority of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 213. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 132, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-215. Duties of director of city-county health department.

The director of the city-county health department shall direct and supervise all public health activities in the county, except in incorporated cities and towns which are not governed by the provisions of Sections 210 to 218 of this article, and which have not entered into any agreement for the operation of the health department of such city or town. Such director shall administer and enforce all municipal and county ordinances and rules relating to public health matters, and he shall also administer state laws, and rules of the State Board of Health pertaining to public health, subject to administrative supervision of the State Commissioner of Health. Any other powers, authority, duties or functions which are now or may hereafter be conferred by law on county or city superintendents of public health are hereby conferred on such director of the city-county health department.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 215, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 306, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 285, § 21, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 314, § 7, eff. July 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-216. Agreements with other municipalities, agencies and organizations.

The city-county board of health in any county wherein a city-county health department has been created as hereinbefore provided shall, subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners of the county and the governing body of the city which created and operates such city-county health department, have authority to enter into agreements with other counties, cities, towns, school districts, the State Health Department, the Department of Environmental Quality, or any state agency or institution, or philanthropic, voluntary or charitable organization, for the operation of the health department and the administering of health or environmental, as appropriate, services of such county, city, town, school district, agency or institution by such city-county health department, and may provide in the agreement for contribution by such participating body to the financial support of the city-county health department.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 216, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 307, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-218. Annual budget.

The city-county board of health, in cooperation with the Director of the city-county health department, shall prepare an annual budget for the operation of the city-county health department and submit the same, together with recommendations as to the respective contributions, to the board of county commissioners and to each city, town, school district or other agency or organization participating in the operation of such city-county health department as hereinabove provided. Such budget and recommendations shall act as a guide to such participants in providing for the operating and financing of such city-county health department for the current or ensuing fiscal year.
Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 218.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-219. Child guidance programs, community mental health services and community facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities authorized.

The board of county commissioners of any county, or the board of county commissioners of two or more counties jointly, is hereby authorized, at the option and approval of the board or boards, to conduct a child guidance program, and/or community health center and/or community facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities, separate and apart from or in conjunction with the county department of health, and to request as a part of the county budget an appropriation of not to exceed an amount equal to the net proceeds of a levy of three-fourths (3/4) mill on the dollar valuation of taxable property in the county for such purpose or purposes; and to employ personnel, within the limits of such funds, to conduct such program or programs. Provided, that any center or facility for mental health services established or maintained hereunder shall first be approved by the State Director of Mental Health on advice of the Board of Mental Health and shall operate under the guidelines of the Oklahoma Mental Health Services Act; and any center or facility for intellectual disability services established or maintained hereunder shall first be approved by the Director of Human Services.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 219, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 265, § 1; Laws 2019, c. 475, § 49, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.