Title 63, Title 63 — Public Health and Safety

forfeiture proceeding - Verified answer and claim to property - Hearing - Evidence and proof - Proceeds of sale. A. Any peace officer of this state shall seize the following property: 1. Any property described in subsection A of Section 2-503 of this title. Such property shall be…

Any peace officer of this state seizing any of the property described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection A of Section 2-503 of this title shall cause a written inventory to be made and maintain custody of the same until all legal actions have been exhausted unless such property …

A. Except as otherwise provided, all property described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection A of Section 2-503 of this title which is seized or surrendered pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act shall be destroyed. The destruction shall be d…

deferred sentences or probation. A. All species of plants from which controlled dangerous substances in Schedules I and II may be derived are hereby declared inimical to health and welfare of the public, and the intent of the Legislature is to control and eradicate these species …

A. An exemption or exception set forth in this act shall constitute an affirmative defense. Such affirmative defense shall be in accordance with the presentation of an alibi defense prescribed in Section 585 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes. B. In any prosecution for a violat…

Judicial review of final determinations, findings, and conclusions of the Director under this act shall be in the manner provided by the Administrative Procedures Act. A revocation or suspension of a registration based on the revocation or suspension of a professional or occupati…

Creation - Use of funds. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be known as the Drug Eradication and Enforcement Plan Revolving Fund. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of any monies appropriat…

dangerous drugs. A. Schedule II, III, IV and V controlled dangerous drugs have useful and legitimate medical and scientific purposes and are necessary to maintain the health and general welfare of the people of this state. B. The State of Oklahoma recognizes that principles of qu…

restrictions. Any person who engages in manufacturing any controlled dangerous substance within two thousand (2,000) feet of the real property comprising a family child care home, a child care center, a large family child care home or part-day child care program, as those terms a…

This act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. Added by Laws 1971, c. 119, § 2-603, operative Sept. 1, 1971.

This act may be cited as the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act. Added by Laws 1971, c. 119, § 2-604, operative Sept. 1, 1971.

Article and section headings contained in this act shall not affect the interpretation of the meaning or intent of any provisions of this act. Added by Laws 1971, c. 119, § 2-608, operative Sept. 1, 1971.

Control registry. A. There is hereby created within the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control a registry of persons who, after November 1, 2010, have been convicted, whether upon a verdict or plea of guilty or upon a verdict or plea of nolo contendere, or…

As used in this act: 1. "Academic medical center" means a medical school and its affiliated teaching hospitals and clinics in this state that: a. operate a medical residency program for physicians, and b. conduct research that is overseen by the federal Department of Health and H…

investigators. A. A statewide investigational new drug application may be established in this state, if approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, to conduct clinical trials using cannabidiol on qualifying patients with severe forms of epilepsy. B. Any physician …

A. Clinical trials conducted pursuant to a statewide investigational new drug application established pursuant to the provisions of this act shall only utilize cannabidiol which is: 1. From an approved source; and 2. Approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to b…

A person acting in compliance with the provisions of this act shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or any civil or administrative penalty, including a civil penalty or disciplinary action by a professional licensing board, or be denied any right or privilege, for the use,…

A. The State Commissioner of Health shall have the authority to approve physicians conducting clinical trials performed pursuant to the provisions of this act. In the event of a substantial violation of this act, the Commissioner shall provide written notice to the Oklahoma State…

discretion to refer. A. Subject to the availability of funds, each district attorney may create within the office of the district attorney a Drug Possession Diversion Program and assign sufficient staff and resources for the efficient operation of the program. B. Referral of a vi…

Program Fund. A. Subject to the provisions of this act, the district attorney may enter into a written agreement with the defendant pursuant to the provisions of Sections 305.1 through 305.6 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes to defer prosecution of a charge for possession of a…

Staff members of the district attorney shall perform duties in connection with the Drug Possession Diversion Program in addition to any other duties which are assigned by the district attorney. Added by Laws 2016, c. 271, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.

A. District attorneys shall prepare and submit an annual report to the District Attorneys Council showing total deposits and total expenditures in the Drug Possession Diversion Program. B. By September 15 of each year, the District Attorneys Council shall publish an annual report…

This act shall be cited as the Oklahoma Community Social Service Centers Act. Laws 1967, c. 211, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1967.

It is the purpose of this act to provide and aid in providing in Oklahoma communities suitable and adequate space for housing state departments and other governmental and nongovernmental entities which provide social and/or health services for individuals or groups. Laws 1967, c.…

For purposes of this act, community shall be defined as follows: community shall be an area comprised of all or parts of one or more counties or a delineated area within one or more municipalities or counties as determined by the State Board of Health. Laws 1967, c. 211, § 3; Law…

rights and privileges. The State Health Department is hereby designated as the Oklahoma Community Social Service Center authority and is authorized to exercise the following powers, rights, and privileges in carrying out the purposes of this act: (a) To prepare and publish guidel…

Title to all property acquired under the provision of this act shall vest in the State of Oklahoma. Laws 1967, c. 211, § 5, emerg. eff. May 1, 1967.

Any community social service center may be built on leased land owned by any other governmental agency subject to the approval of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. Added by Laws 1971, c. 104, § 2, emerg. eff. April 27, 1971. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 63, eff…

Ada - Transfer of management and operation. The management and operation of the property used by the East Central Oklahoma Health and Social Service Center at Ada, Oklahoma, under the Oklahoma Community Social Service Centers Act, Section 2051 et seq. of this title, shall be tran…

of obligations. All property, records, equipment, supplies, funds, including trust funds and revolving funds, and other assets, owned or possessed by the State Department of Health for the East Central Oklahoma Health and Social Service Center at Ada, Oklahoma, are hereby transfe…

A. The State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma Military Department, and schools of social work in this state shall develop a Guard Advocacy Program (GAP) for Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen. The Program shall include curricula designed to: 1. Facilitate and impro…

A. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Certified Healthy Communities Act". B. The State Department of Health shall establish and maintain a program for the voluntary certification of communities that promote wellness, encourage the adoption of healthy be…

A. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Certified Healthy Schools Act". B. The State Department of Health shall establish and maintain a program for the voluntary certification of schools that promotes wellness, encourages the adoption of healthy behavior…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Community Health Worker Act”. Added by Laws 2025, c. 349, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.

As used in the Oklahoma Community Health Worker Act: 1. “Certified community health worker” means a community health worker to whom the State Department of Health has issued a certificate to practice as a certified community health worker in this state; 2. “Community health worke…

A. The State Department of Health shall establish a certificate for community health workers. This certification shall be voluntary. B. A certified community health worker may: 1. Serve as a liaison between health and social services and the community to facilitate access to serv…

To be eligible for voluntary community health worker certification, an individual shall: 1. Be a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident; 2. Be a resident of this state; 3. Be at least eighteen (18) years of age; and 4. Meet the minimum qualifications for certification…

The State Commissioner of Health shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this act including, but not limited to, rules that: 1. Adopt a set of standards for the approval of certified community health worker initial coursework or curriculum; 2. Establish examination administ…

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Health to be designated the "School Nurse Pilot Program Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies desi…

Family planning services are declared to be essential to the health and welfare of the citizens of Oklahoma. The term "family planning" as used herein shall encompass the spacing of children and infertility or sterility in husbands and/or wives. Laws 1967, c. 342, § 1, emerg. eff…

The State Department of Health is authorized to establish family planning Centers. These centers may be operated as a part of the services of a county, district, cooperative or city-county department of health, or may be operated directly by the State Department of Health, or by …

direct. The family planning centers shall furnish educational materials and information with respect to achieving a planned parenthood, including advice as to contraceptive practices, medical surgery devices and pharmaceuticals. These centers are authorized to carry out clinical …

The State Board of Health is authorized to promulgate rules, regulations and standards for the operation of family planning centers as follows: a. Eligibility of persons for service. b. Approval of contraceptives, practices, devices and pharmaceuticals, and the methods of their u…

Fees collected in family planning centers shall be forwarded to the State Department of Health, and shall be deposited in the Public Health Special Fund, and expended as is now provided by statute, or as may be provided in the future. Provided, however, that where family planning…

Warranty. The procurement, processing, distribution or use of whole blood, plasma, blood products, blood derivatives and other human tissues such as corneas, bones or organs for the purpose of injecting, transfusing or transplanting any of them into the human body, for compensati…

No reproductive tissue(s) shall be procured for donation purposes from any person testing positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Organ(s) and tissue(s) may be procured for donation purposes from any person testing positive for HIV infection, provided such …

Any person sixteen (16) years of age with parental permission or authorization, or seventeen (17) years of age or older without parental permission or authorization shall be eligible to donate blood voluntarily; provided that only persons eighteen (18) years of age or older may r…

treatment. No hospital or blood donor organization shall require either preplacement or replacement of blood as a condition of treatment. Every statement of policy to or request of a patient or his next of kin by a physician or the personnel of a hospital or a blood donor organiz…

Every hospital or blood donor organization shall furnish the donor, preceding or at the time of a blood donation, a concise, complete, written statement as to any benefits which may arise from his donation of blood. This statement shall include, at least, the agency policy regard…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Blood Exchange Act". Laws 1980, c. 281, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.