§ 1-103a.1. Public Health Advisory Councils
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and SafetyEffective: November 1, 2020
Effective: November 1, 2020
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-103a.1
§ 1-103a.1. Public Health Advisory Councils
B. 1. Except for the Home Care, Hospice and Palliative Care Advisory Council, each Public Health Advisory Council (Advisory Council) created pursuant to subsection A of this section shall consist of seven (7) members. Two members shall be appointed by the Governor, two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two members shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and one member shall be appointed by the Commissioner. Appointments shall be for three-year terms. Members of the Advisory Councils shall serve at the pleasure of and may be removed from office by the appointing authority. Members shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. Four members shall constitute a quorum.
2. The Home Care, Hospice and Palliative Care Advisory Council shall consist of nine (9) members. Two members shall be appointed by the Governor, three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, three members shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and one member shall be appointed by the Commissioner. Five members shall constitute a quorum.
3. Each Advisory Council shall meet at least twice a year, but no more than four times a year and shall elect a chair, a vice-chair and a secretary from among its members. Each Advisory Council shall only meet as required for election of officers, establishment of meeting dates and times; rule development, review and recommendation; and adoption of nonbinding resolutions to the Department or the Commissioner concerning matters brought before the Advisory Council. Special meetings may be called by the chair or by the concurrence of any three members.
2. The jurisdictional areas of the Advancement of Wellness Advisory Council shall include all issues that arise in the areas of tobacco usage and cessation, organ and tissue donation, the requirements for a city or town in the state to be designated as a certified healthy community, the requirements for a business to be designated as a certified healthy business and such other areas as designated by the Commissioner.
G. 1. All members of the Home Care, Hospice and Palliative Care Advisory Council shall be knowledgeable of issues that arise in the administration and practice of home care, hospice and palliative care services. The Home Care, Hospice and Palliative Care Advisory Council shall be composed as follows:
(1) one member who is the owner or administrator of an entity licensed in accordance with the Oklahoma Hospice Licensing Act,1 and
(2) one member who is an owner or administrator of an entity licensed in accordance with the Oklahoma Home Care Act,2
1. Have authority to recommend to the Commissioner rules on behalf of the Department. The Department shall not have standing to recommend to the Commissioner permanent rules or changes to such rules within the jurisdiction of an Advisory Council which have not been submitted previously to the appropriate Advisory Council for action;
2. Before recommending any permanent rules to the Commissioner, give public notice, offer an opportunity for public comment and conduct a public rulemaking hearing when required by the Administrative Procedures Act;3
Credits
Laws 2013, c. 229, § 44, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2014, c. 141, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2015, c. 11, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2020, c. 96, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-103a.1, OK ST T. 63 § 1-103a.1
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 277 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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