Title 63, Title 63 — Public Health and Safety

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…

(a) The State Board of Health may establish regional guidance centers for regions designated by the Board, such regions to be selected by the Board on the basis of area, geographical location, population, and other factors deemed essential to indicate a need for guidance services…

Inspection - Ordinances. A. 1. Except as may be otherwise provided by city charter, the governing board of each city or incorporated town shall serve, ex officio, as the board of health for such city or town, and shall appoint, and fix the duties and compensation of, a health off…

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…

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…

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 boa…

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 …

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, 1…

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…

- Powers - Medical director and other employees. A. The board of county commissioners of any county and the governing body of any city which qualify under Section 1-210 of this title shall enter into an agreement providing for the creation of a city-county health department, and …

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 ag…

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 o…

All fees authorized by municipal or county ordinances, rules or regulations shall be collected as such ordinances, rules or regulations may provide and such fees shall become a part of the general revenue of the unit of government levying the same. Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 21…

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 …

card. A. Upon direction of the director of a city-county health department, employees of such city-county health department may be reimbursed for use of their personally owned automobiles while performing their duties on official business for the Department at a rate not to excee…

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 boa…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act". Added by Laws 1989, c. 326, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 1989.

As used in the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act: 1. “Office” means the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. For purposes of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act, any area or local ombudsman entity designated by the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman shall be deemed to be a subdivisi…

A. There is hereby created within the Office of the Attorney General the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. The Office, under the auspices and general direction of the State Long- Term Care Ombudsman, shall carry out a long-term care ombudsman program in accordance wit…

Transfer to Office of Attorney General. A. Upon the effective date of this act, the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman within the Department of Human Services shall transfer to the Office of the Attorney General. The Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman shall co…

representation. A. For purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act, any state, area, or local long-term care ombudsman shall be deemed to be an employee of this state and as such shall not be personally liable for any act or omission made within the “scope of employment”, as suc…

or reprisal for filing complaint - Penalty. A. No person shall willfully interfere with a representative of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman in the performance of official duties. B. No person shall engage in retaliation or reprisal against any resident or employe…

capacity of State Council on Aging and Adult Protective Services. A. The Attorney General shall promulgate rules regarding: 1. The powers and official duties of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman consistent with applicable federal law and rules or as provided by the Long-Term Car…

Committee. A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Long-term Care Services and Supports Advisory Committee. The purpose of the Committee shall be to develop a long-range plan for long-term care service and supports, the financial impact of these services, and stable, sustainable …

A. Every county or combination of counties desirous of establishing a mental health center and/or facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities shall establish a community mental health board and/or intellectual disability governing board each of which shall be compos…

The duties of each of the governing boards shall be: 1. For the community mental health board, the duties prescribed by the Unified Community Mental Health Services Act, Sections 3-301 through 3-327 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes; and 2. For the intellectual disability boa…

The board of county commissioners may allocate part or all of the proceeds of the three-fourths-mill levy provided for by Section 1-219, as amended by Section 1 of this act, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, to the county health department for establishment or support of child guidanc…

In order to avoid duplication of services between the community mental health centers funded by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the child guidance centers funded by the State Department of Health, minors shall be screened by the child guidance cen…

A levy of not to exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) mills on the dollar of assessed valuation of a county may be levied annually in accordance with the provisions of Section 9A, Article 10, Oklahoma Constitution, for the purpose of providing funds to maintain or aid in maintaining a…

An election to authorize a levy under the provisions of the preceding section may be called by the board of county commissioners, in its official discretion. Such election may also be called by initiative petition filed with the county clerk, signed by sixteen percent (16%) of th…

An election on a proposed repeal of a levy previously approved pursuant to the two preceding sections shall be called and held in the same manner as required for an election on approval of a levy; and the county excise board shall be notified if the levy is repealed. Laws 1963, c…

The county board of health shall annually file with the county excise board an estimate of needs for the operation or maintenance of the county, district or cooperative department of health to the extent that county funds are required for such purpose, and it shall be the mandato…

Abuse Prevention created. A. Sections 1-227 through 1-227.9 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the “Child Abuse Prevention Act”. B. The Legislature hereby declares that the increasing incidence of child abuse and its attendant human and financial cost to the citizen…

As used in the Child Abuse Prevention Act: 1. "Child abuse prevention" means services and programs designed to prevent the occurrence or recurrence of child abuse and neglect as defined in Section 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes but as limited by Section 844 of Titl…

A. The Office of Child Abuse Prevention, giving consideration to the recommendations of the Infant and Children's Health Advisory Council created in Section 1-103a.1 of this title, is hereby authorized and directed to: 1. Prepare and implement a comprehensive state plan for the p…

and neglect. A. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall review and approve the comprehensive state plan and any subsequent revisions of said plan, prior to the submission of the plan as provided in this section. B. On or before July 1, 2007, the Oklahoma Commission on…

plan - Proposal for grants for child abuse prevention programs and services. A. The State Department of Health shall prepare the comprehensive state plan for prevention of child abuse and neglect for the approval of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth. The development a…

A. The State Department of Health, in its annual budget requests, shall identify the amount of funds requested for the implementation of the Child Abuse Prevention Act. B. From monies appropriated or otherwise available to the Office of Child Abuse Prevention through state, feder…

and duties. The State Board of Health shall direct the State Commissioner of Health to employ, appoint or otherwise designate a Director for the Office of Child Abuse Prevention. The Director shall: 1. Assure that the annual report is prepared as required by Section 1-227.2 of th…

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Board of Health to be designated the "Child Abuse Prevention Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received pursuant to th…

A. There is hereby created the Child Abuse Training and Coordination Council. B. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall appoint a Child Abuse Training and Coordination Council which shall be composed of twenty-two (22) members, as follows: 1. One member shall be a re…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Act". Added by Laws 2001, c. 275, § 1, emerg. eff. May 31, 2001.

Act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco Act". Added by Laws 1994, c. 137, § 2, eff. July 1, 1994. Renumbered from § 600.1 of Title 37 by Laws 2016, c. 366, § 170, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.

As used in the Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco Act: 1. "Nicotine product" means any product that contains nicotine extracted or isolated from plants, vegetables, fruit, herbs, weeds, genetically modified organic matter, or that is synthetic in origin and is intended for hum…

under 21 prohibited – Proof of age – Fines – Liability. A. It is unlawful for any person to sell, give or furnish in any manner any tobacco product, nicotine product or vapor product to another person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age, or to purchase in any manner a tobac…

A. Every person who sells or displays tobacco products, nicotine products or vapor products at retail shall post conspicuously and keep so posted at the place of business a sign, as specified by the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission, stating the following: "IT…

A. Every person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products, nicotine products or vapor products at retail shall notify each individual employed by that person as a retail sales clerk that state law: 1. Prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products, nicotine prod…

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell tobacco products, nicotine products or vapor products through a vending machine unless the vending machine is located: 1. In areas of factories, businesses, offices or other places that are not open to the public; and 2. In places that …

samples restricted – Fines – Municipal ordinances. A. It shall be unlawful for any person or retailer to distribute tobacco products, nicotine products, vapor products or product samples to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age. B. No person shall distribute tobacco produ…

packaging prohibited – Fine – Municipal ordinances. A. It is unlawful for any person to sell cigarettes except in the original, sealed package in which they were placed by the manufacturer. B. When a person violates subsection A of this section, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforc…