A. Nothing in this act¹ shall preclude the establishment of substance abuse treatment programs in support of a deferred prosecution program authorized by Section 305.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Any such programs established after July 1, 1997, or in existence on July 1, 1997, may be known as a drug court program; provided, the program is not contrary to public interest or provision of law.

B. Any drug court program established and in existence prior to July 1, 1997, which is not limited to treatment programs in support of deferred prosecution programs shall be considered a drug court program, as defined in Section 471.1 of this title, for all purposes of the Oklahoma Drug Court Act.