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, unless public restrooms are available on the same floor of said […]
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.
No public bathing place shall be constructed, added to or changed unless plans and specifications therefor, prepared by a licensed professional engineer, shall have been approved by the State Commissioner of Health and a permit therefor shall have been issued by the Commissioner for such purpose. Such plans and specifications shall be accompanied by an […]
The State Commissioner of Health, or his authorized representative, or the local health officer, may at all reasonable times enter all parts of the premises of a public bathing place to make examination and investigation to determine the sanitary conditions of such places and whether legal requirement and the rules and regulations of the State […]
The operating management of any public bathing place shall keep such records of operation pertaining to sanitation as the State Board of Health may specify. Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 10, § 1019.
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 officer” means the County Superintendent of Health of a county, […]
Any public bathing place constructed, operated or maintained contrary to the foregoing provisions of this article is hereby declared to be a public nuisance dangerous to public health, but may be permitted to operate upon a compliance with such provisions. Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 10, § 1020.
Each public bathing place that has been declared, as a result of an examination or investigation conducted pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-1018 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to be a public nuisance pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-1020 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be subject to reinspection. […]
A. Public bathing places that are permanently out of service shall be deemed to be public nuisances. B. A public bathing place is permanently out of service when it is removed from use with no intention of being reopened. C. A public bathing place other than a wading pool will be presumed to be permanently […]
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 otherwise indicated. Effective January 14, 2019, […]
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 Council; 4. The Advancement of Wellness Advisory Council; and 5. The Home Care, […]
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 standards as he or she deems necessary to […]
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 July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2018, c. […]
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. The insurance coverage shall protect such persons from personal civil […]
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, the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act, or any other long-term […]
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 impartial manner including, but not limited […]
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 deposited to the credit of the fund by law. […]
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 organizations pursuant to the provisions of Section 6907 of Title 36 of the […]
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 Health Officer relating to the administration of programs and operations […]
