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§ 1-2523. Oklahoma Institute for Disaster and Emergency Medicine Revolving Fund

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 63. Public Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Public Health Code
Article 25. Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Development Act
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-2523
§ 1-2523. Oklahoma Institute for Disaster and Emergency Medicine Revolving Fund
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Health, to be designated the “Oklahoma Institute for Disaster and Emergency Medicine Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the State Department of Health from state appropriations for such fund. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health as follows:
The State Department of Health is authorized to develop and support the Oklahoma Institute for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (the “Institute”) at the OU College of Medicine in Tulsa. The primary duties and responsibilities of the Institute shall include:
1. Creation and delivery of educational initiatives related to trauma systems development and trauma systems coordination, in order to strengthen the quality of trauma care services rendered statewide;
2. Development and support of an emergency medical response infrastructure to include statewide planning and training functions;
3. Establishment and support of an allopathic emergency medicine residency program in Oklahoma; and
4. In partnership with the State Department of Health, to further develop an injury prevention research program to identify significant risks and design and implement effective interventions to mitigate those risks.
Up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) of this fund may be used for delivery of urgent care in under-served areas.
Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.

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Laws 2006, 2nd Ex.Sess., c. 59, § 13; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 491.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-2523, OK ST T. 63 § 1-2523
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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