Title 72, Title 72 — Soldiers and Sailors
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72 O.S. § 165 Union Soldiers Cemetery – Certification as State Veterans
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Cemetery – Transfer to Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs. The veterans cemetery known historically as the Union Soldiers Cemetery located on the corner of Northeast 36th Street and Martin Luther King Avenue in Oklahoma City shall remain under the supervision and care of the…
72 O.S. § 191 Short title - Veterans Volunteer Guardianship Act
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This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Veterans Volunteer Guardianship Act". Added by Laws 2019, c. 23, § 1, emerg. eff. April 4, 2019.
72 O.S. § 192 Guardianship created under prior law
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A. 1. Any guardianship established under the authority of the Revised Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act and in existence on November 1, 2019, shall comply with the provisions of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes for guardianships for an incapacitated person or partially incapaci…
72 O.S. § 193 Appointment as guardian – Procedure - Duties
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A. A guardian or limited guardian may be appointed for an incapacitated or partially incapacitated adult veteran by the court in accordance with the procedures and requirements in Section 3-101 of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes. B. A guardian shall be appointed as a general or…
72 O.S. § 194 Requirements for subject and guardian
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A. The subject of the proceeding in a guardianship established pursuant to the Veterans Volunteer Guardianship Act shall: 1. Meet the requirements of "veteran" pursuant to Section 2 of Title 72 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 2. Be a resident of this state; and 3. Be in receipt of a ve…
72 O.S. § 195 Bond requirements
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A. Before the entry of an order appointing a person as the guardian or limited guardian of the property of an incapacitated or partially incapacitated veteran pursuant to the Veterans Volunteer Guardianship Act is submitted and before the letters of guardianship issue, the court …
72 O.S. § 196 Guardian as fiduciary
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A. If the guardian is appointed as a fiduciary by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to regulations adopted by the Department in any applicable part of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the fiduciary accounting provided to the Department pursuant…
72 O.S. § 197 Treatment in institution - Commitment - Transfer
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(1) Whenever, in any proceeding under the laws of this state for the commitment of a person alleged to be of unsound mind or otherwise in need of confinement in a hospital or other institution for his proper care, it is determined after such adjudication of the status of such per…
72 O.S. § 2 "Ex-service person", "veteran", and "war veteran" defined
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The words “ex-service person”, “veteran”, or “war veteran” as used in this title shall be construed to mean any person who: 1. Has served the full obligation for active duty, Reserve or National Guard service in the uniformed service as defined in Section 14-137 of Title 26 of th…
72 O.S. § 202 Management and control
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The State Veterans Homes shall be under the management and control of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs which shall: 1. Make all necessary rules, regulations and procedures for the operation and management of State Veterans Homes operated by the Oklahoma Department of V…
72 O.S. § 22 Duties of county clerk - Violation a misdemeanor
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All recording of said discharges shall be done by the clerical force in the county clerk's office, without charge and shall also furnish certified copies of said discharges without charge, and any clerk or other person who makes any charge for such service shall be guilty of a mi…
72 O.S. § 221 Establishment - Site - Purpose - Administration and
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control. There is hereby established at Sulphur, Oklahoma, on the site of the Oklahoma State Veterans Hospital, and at Ardmore, Oklahoma, on the site of the Oklahoma State Veterans Home Facilities, and at Norman, Oklahoma, on the site of the Veterans Ward of the Griffin Memorial …
72 O.S. § 221.1 State Veterans Home at Norman - Operation and
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administration - Legal description. Effective July 1, 1979, the responsibility for the operation and administration of the State Veterans Home, Norman, Oklahoma, shall be assumed by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs. Thereafter, the State Veterans Home, Norman, shall op…
72 O.S. § 221.2 State Veterans Home, Claremore Division - Operation and
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administration - Legal description. In addition to the State Veterans Homes established by Sections 203, 221, 221.1, 226 and 229 of this title, the facility known as the State Veterans Home, Claremore Division, since March, 1987, shall continue to be operated as a State Veterans …
72 O.S. § 221.2A State Veterans Home at Lawton - Development - Operation
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and administration - Legal description. Effective April 16, 1997, the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs is directed within the availability and limitations of its revolving funds, not otherwise encumbered or specified, to proceed with the development of a new State Veterans…
72 O.S. § 221.3 Competitive bidding for provision of supplies and
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services under Medicare Part B. A. The Department of Veterans Affairs shall develop and adopt procedures for competitively bidding an agreement for supplies and services under Medicare Part B as approved by the Director of Central Purchasing. B. Upon the effective date of this ac…
72 O.S. § 221.4 Purchase of products available through General Services
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Administration contracts. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be authorized to purchase products which are available through a General Services Administration contract. Such products shall not be required to be on a current state c…
72 O.S. § 221.5 Individual purchasing entity
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For the determination of compliance with limits set forth in the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, each division of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs that operates a State Veterans Home shall, if the division has a Certified Procurement Officer and makes purchases in com…
72 O.S. § 222 Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving fund
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A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to be known as the “Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving Fund”. The revolving fund shall consist of all funds and monies received by the Oklahoma Departm…
72 O.S. § 223 Acceptance of Act of Congress – Participation in per diem
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grant program. A. The State of Oklahoma accepts the provisions of the Act of Congress of August 27, 1888, as amended, 1934 Edition U.S. Code, Title 24, Section 134, and of any other federal law or Act of Congress providing for the payment of funds to states for the care of, or su…
72 O.S. § 223.1 Employer-based nurse aide training programs
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The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs in its capacity as an operator of nursing facilities under Title 72 of the Oklahoma Statutes is authorized to provide an employer-based program for training of nurse aides for purposes of certification by the State Department of Health.…
72 O.S. § 225 Duties and powers
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The Oklahoma Veterans Commission, in addition to its other powers and duties as herein provided, shall have the following specific powers and duties which shall, however, not be deemed to be exclusive: (a) To make necessary rules and regulations not inconsistent with Section 221 …
72 O.S. § 226 State Veterans Home at Clinton - Establishment – Employees
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– Legal description. There is hereby established, in addition to the State Veterans Homes established by Section 221 of Title 72 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the State Veterans Home at Clinton, Oklahoma, on the site of the former Western Oklahoma Tuberculosis Sanatorium. All persons…
72 O.S. § 229 State Veterans Home at Talihina - Establishment –
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Operations transferred. A. Until operations are transferred pursuant to subsection B of this section, there is hereby established, in addition to the other State Veterans Homes established by this title, the State Veterans Home at Talihina, Oklahoma, on the site of the Oklahoma S…
72 O.S. § 229.1 Authority to plan, develop and construct Oklahoma
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veterans facilities. A. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to plan, develop and construct two long-term care facilities for the following purposes: 1. To assume the operations of the State Veterans Home established in Talihina pursuant to Section 229 of thi…
72 O.S. § 229.2 State Veterans Home at Sallisaw — Establishment
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A. There is hereby established, in addition to the other State Veterans Homes established under this title, the State Veterans Home at Sallisaw, Oklahoma, on the site determined by the Oklahoma Veterans Commission under subsections C and D of Section 229.1 of Title 72 of the Okla…
72 O.S. § 23 Copies of records - Court clerks - Judges of the district
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courts - Registrar of vital statistics. The court clerks and judges of the district courts of the several counties of this state, and the Registrar of the Bureau of Vital Statistics of this state, when requested so to do by any member of the armed forces of the United States, tho…
72 O.S. § 240 Petty cash funds
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There is hereby created a petty cash fund at the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, at the State Veterans Home, Ardmore, Oklahoma, at the State Veterans Home, Clinton, Oklahoma, at the State Veterans Home, Sulphur, Oklahoma, at the State Veterans Home, Sallisaw, Oklahoma, a…
72 O.S. § 241 State Accrediting Agency - Members - Contracts with
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federal agencies. There is hereby re-created to continue until July 1, 2018, in accordance with the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the State Accrediting Agency, which hereafter shall be composed of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, or designee, the State Director of the Oklah…
72 O.S. § 242 Officers - Rules and regulations - Qualifications and
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duties of staff. The State Accrediting Agency shall: (a) Select its officers from its membership. (b) Adopt necessary rules governing its proceedings. (c) Be authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of a director, shall employ and fix the duties and compensation of such cle…
72 O.S. § 301 Short title
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This act may be cited as the "Oklahoma G. I. Bill". Laws 1974, c. 181, § 1, emerg. eff. May 14, 1974.
72 O.S. § 302 Tuition-free career and technology education - Exception
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Any Oklahoma veteran, or the child of any Oklahoma veteran who is missing in action or a prisoner of war, shall be entitled to attend any state-supported technology center school in the State of Oklahoma operating under the State Board of Career and Technology Education without t…
72 O.S. § 303 Eligibility of veterans
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In order for a veteran to qualify for the benefits provided in this act, the applicant must: 1. Have an honorable discharge from the armed forces of the United States of America; 2. Have served a minimum of eighteen (18) consecutive months' active duty between the dates of August…
72 O.S. § 304 Number of months
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Each qualified veteran shall be entitled to one (1) month's tuition-free schooling for each month of active duty service between the dates of August 10, 1964, and December 31, 1976, with a maximum of thirty-six (36) months tuition-free schooling. Time spent in reserve status with…
72 O.S. § 305 Eligibility of descendants of servicemen
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A. To qualify for the benefits of free tuition the descendant of a serviceman must: 1. Prove his relationship to the missing or captured parent; and 2. Satisfy the entrance and eligibility requirements imposed by the technology center school. B. Free tuition shall not exceed a pe…
72 O.S. § 306 Quota system
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In the event that any technology center school is being seriously handicapped in its ability to provide an education or training for all of its students as a result of a disproportionate amount of tuition-free students, then the administrative officer of such school shall certify…
72 O.S. § 307 Benefits prohibited in certain instances
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Any person whose tuition is paid directly to the institution by any other governmental agency shall not be entitled to the benefits of this act. Laws 1974, c. 181, § 7, emerg. eff. May 14, 1974.
72 O.S. § 31a State Veterans' Cemetery System
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A. The Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to construct, establish, administer, operate and maintain a State Veterans' Cemetery System. The State Veterans' Cemetery System shall consist of one or more cemeteries to serve veterans, spouses and eligible dependents of veter…
72 O.S. § 34 Interment or cremation assistance for indigent veterans
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A. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish a program to provide assistance for the proper interment or cremation of honorably discharged indigent veterans of the United States Armed Forces. The program shall aid in obtaining any available burial benefits from …
72 O.S. § 35 K-I-A Reinterment Fund
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A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated the "K-I-A Reinterment Fund". The fund balance shall not exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) and shall consist of: 1. All monies apportioned or…
72 O.S. § 350 Definitions
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As used in this act: 1. "Veteran" means a person who was a resident of this state at the time of his induction into the Armed Forces of the United States of America, or was a resident of this state as of January 1, 1981, and is currently a resident of this state, who served in Vi…
72 O.S. § 351 Report of veterans who may have been exposed to certain
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defoliants or herbicides - Report form. A. A physician or other qualified health care professional who has primary responsibility for treating a veteran who believes the veteran may have been exposed to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including Agent …
72 O.S. § 352 Compilation, evaluation and distribution of information
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A. The Department, with the assistance of the Committee, shall compile and evaluate information received and actions taken pursuant to this act in a report to be distributed annually to the Governor, to the members of the Legislature and other interested institutions or groups. B…
72 O.S. § 353 Identity of veteran not to be disclosed - Exception -
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Statistical information. The identity of a veteran, the subject of a report made under the provisions of Section 2 or 3 of this act, may not be disclosed unless the veteran consents to the disclosure. Statistical information collected under this act is public information. Added b…
72 O.S. § 354 Privileges and immunities
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A physician or other qualified health care professional or a hospital or other medical facility, subject to this act, who complies with this act may not be held civilly or criminally liable for providing the information required by this act. Added by Laws 1982, c. 50, § 5, emerg.…
72 O.S. § 355 Attorney General to represent veterans in certain class
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actions. The Attorney General may represent a class of individuals composed of veterans who may have been injured because of contact with chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including Agent Orange, in a suit for release of information relating to exposure…
72 O.S. § 356 Certain state health and medical facilities to cooperate
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in referring and screening certain veterans - Rules and regulations. A. The Department and the health science centers and other medical facilities of the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Children's Hospital, University Hospital or the Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine shal…
72 O.S. § 357 Referral and screening functions to be discontinued under
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certain conditions. If the Commissioner determines that an agency of the federal government is performing the referral and screening functions required by Section 7 of this act, the Commissioner may discontinue any program required by this act or any duty required of a physician …
72 O.S. § 36 Short title - Dignity in Burial Act
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A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Dignity in Burial Act". B. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish a program to ensure a dignified burial for honorably discharged veterans of the United States Armed Forces who, prior to death, lacked the fi…
72 O.S. § 360 Definitions
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As used in this act: 1. "Veteran" means a person who is currently a resident of this state, who served on and after August 2, 1990, during the Gulf War in the southwest Asia theater of operations, which includes Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi …