Title 63, Title 63 — Public Health and Safety

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Bedding Regulation Act". Added by Laws 1996, c. 51, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996.

The Oklahoma Bedding Regulation Act shall apply to all persons engaged in the business of manufacturing, repairing, renovating, germicidally treating, leasing, selling or offering to sell items of bedding. The Oklahoma Bedding Regulation Act shall not apply to: 1. Individuals who…

As used in the Oklahoma Bedding Regulation Act: 1. "Bedding" means any mattress, upholstered spring, sleeping bag, pad, comforter, cushion, pillow and any other item used principally for sleeping. The term "bedding" also includes dual purpose furniture such as studio couches, fut…

Unless otherwise provided by law, it shall be unlawful to: 1. Sell, lease, manufacture, renovate or repair bedding without the proper permit from the Commissioner; 2. Manufacture, sell or deliver, lease, hold or offer for sale any bedding or bedding material unless it is labeled …

The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules for: 1. Examinations of bedding manufactured, renovated, held, leased, sold or offered for sale in Oklahoma; 2. The disposal of bedding determined to be unsafe for human use; 3. The label requirements on bedding and bedding materia…

A. Whenever a duly authorized agent of the State Department of Health finds, or has probable cause to believe, that any bedding or bedding material is in an unsanitary condition, mislabeled, or unlabeled within the meaning of the Oklahoma Bedding Regulation Act, or any rule promu…

A. Each person engaged in the business of selling, leasing, manufacturing, renovating or repairing any bedding shall have obtained an annual permit from the Commissioner to sell or lease bedding, or an annual permit from the Commissioner to manufacture, renovate or repair bedding…

A. The Commissioner or duly authorized agent shall have access at all reasonable hours to any factory, warehouse, wholesale or retail establishment in which bedding or bedding material is manufactured, processed, packed, sold, leased or held for introduction into commerce, or to …

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Whitney Starks Act". Added by Laws 1998, c. 102, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998. NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 1-0002.1 to provide consistency in numbering.

Retailers of bunk beds shall comply with the following requirements: 1. Each set of bunk beds must be posted with an indelible warning which conforms with American Society for Testing and Materials International or U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Standards; and 2. No reta…

Any retailer violating the provisions of paragraph 1 or 2 of Section 2 of this act shall be subject to an administrative fine by the State Department of Health of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per violation. Each set of bunk beds sold which does not conform to the …

The provisions of the Whitney Starks Act shall apply to any bunk bed sold on or after November 1, 1998. Added by Laws 1998, c. 102, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998. NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 1-0002.4 to provide consistency in numbering.

This act shall be known as the Oklahoma Public Health Code. Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 1, § 101.

removal. (a) The local health officer and, if authorized by appropriate ordinance of the city, the city health officer shall have such authority as to any private premises within the corporate limits of the city, and shall have the authority to order the owner or occupant of any …

The State Commissioner of Health may suspend or revoke a public bathing place license on any of the following grounds: 1. Violation of any of the provisions of this act or State Board of Health rules promulgated pursuant thereto; 2. Permitting, aiding or abetting the commission o…

All restrooms located within buildings in the State of Oklahoma built with public funds and which are accessible from corridors intended for general public travel, and which are constructed for public use, shall be available to the general public for their inspection and use, unl…

Every person who shall have control of a public restroom located within a building built with public funds and who shall knowingly violate this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Laws 1975, c. 275, § 2, emerg. eff. June 5, 1975.

As used in this Code, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) The term "Board" means the State Board of Health. (b) The term "Department" means the State Department of Health. (c) the term "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Health. (d) The term "local health office…

A. The State Department of Health shall regulate public pools and spas. The Department shall not regulate: 1. Spray pads, spray grounds, or splash pads intended for use by children in which the water is supplied by a system of sprays and does not accumulate above ground; 2. Pools…

A. 1. There is hereby created the State Board of Health, which shall be an advisory body to the State Commissioner of Health and shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for regular terms of nine (9) years, except as hereinafter othe…

Modernization Act. Section 44 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Public Health Advisory Council Modernization Act". Added by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 43, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.

A. To assist and advise the State Commissioner of Health and the State Department of Health, there are hereby created: 1. The Consumer Protection Licensing Advisory Council; 2. The Trauma and Emergency Response Advisory Council; 3. The Infant and Children’s Health Advisory Counci…

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 stand…

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 …

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. Th…

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,…

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 im…

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 …

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 organizatio…

A. The Office of Accountability Systems of the State Department of Health (OAS) shall have the authority to: 1. Coordinate audits and investigations and make reports to the State Board of Health and State Commissioner of Health within the State Department of Health and State Heal…

OS 63-1-106v1 (SB 949, Laws 2025, c. 215, § 13) OS 63-1-106v2 (HB 2013, Laws 2025, c. 377, § 3)

services. A. The State Board of Health may establish a system of fees to be charged for health services and for services rendered to members of the public in the issuance and renewal of licenses and permits by the State Commissioner of Health and the State Department of Health. T…

process. A. The State Commissioner 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 …

A. There is hereby created within the State Department of Health the Oklahoma Food Service Advisory Council. The purpose of the Advisory Council shall be to: 1. Advise the State Board of Health, the State Commissioner of Health, and the Department regarding food service establish…

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 Oklaho…

and duties. A. The State Commissioner of Health shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor, and shall have skill and experience in public health duties and sanitary sciences and shall meet at least one of the following qualifications: 1. Possession of a Doctor of Medicine Degree…

and duties. A. The State Commissioner of Health shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor, and shall have skill and experience in public health duties and sanitary sciences and shall meet at least one of the following qualifications: 1. Possession of a Doctor of Medicine Degree…

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…

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 cred…

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 o…

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 moni…

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 s…

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 a…

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 recog…

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…

For the purposes of this section: 1. The term "food" means: a. articles used for food or drink for human consumption, b. chewing gum, and c. articles used for components of any such article. 2. The term "label" means a display of written, printed or graphic matter upon the immedi…

The following acts and the causing thereof within the State of Oklahoma are hereby prohibited: (a) the manufacture, sale, or delivery, holding or offering for sale of any food that is adulterated or misbranded. (b) the adulteration or misbranding of any food. (c) the receipt in c…

In addition to the remedies hereinafter provided, the State Commissioner of Health is hereby authorized to apply to the district court for, and such court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown to grant, a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person…

(a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of Section 1102 of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall on conviction thereof be subject to imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or both suc…

(a) Whenever a duly-authorized agent of the State Commissioner of Health finds, or has probable cause to believe, that any food is adulterated, or so misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent, within the meaning of this article, he shall affix to such article a tag or other app…