Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-2-101
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Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Official statutory text
Services - Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
A. 1. There is hereby established in this state a Department
of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
2. This Department's governing board shall be the Board of
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and its chief executive
officer shall be the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Services. The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve at the
pleasure of the Governor and may be removed or replaced without
cause. Compensation for the Commissioner shall be determined by the
Governor. The Commissioner may be removed from office by a two-
thirds (2/3) vote of the members elected to and constituting each
chamber of the Legislature.
3. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
shall exercise all functions of the state in relation to the
administration and operation of all state facilities for the care
and treatment of the mentally ill and drug- or alcohol-dependent
persons.
B. All references in the Oklahoma Statutes to the Department of
Mental Health or the Board of Mental Health shall be construed to
refer to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services or the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,
respectively.
A. 1. There is hereby established in this state a Department
of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
2. This Department's governing board shall be the Board of
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and its chief executive
officer shall be the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Services. The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve at the
pleasure of the Governor and may be removed or replaced without
cause. Compensation for the Commissioner shall be determined by the
Governor. The Commissioner may be removed from office by a two-
thirds (2/3) vote of the members elected to and constituting each
chamber of the Legislature.
3. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
shall exercise all functions of the state in relation to the
administration and operation of all state facilities for the care
and treatment of the mentally ill and drug- or alcohol-dependent
persons.
B. All references in the Oklahoma Statutes to the Department of
Mental Health or the Board of Mental Health shall be construed to
refer to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services or the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,
respectively.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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