Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-2-103
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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43A. Mental Health Page 33
A. The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
shall be composed of the following nine (9) members:
1. Five members appointed by the Governor;
2. Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives; and
3. Two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
Senate.
B. 1. Each member shall serve at the pleasure of his or her
appointing authority and may be removed or replaced without cause.
2. Any member of the Board shall be prohibited from voting on
any issue in which the member has a direct financial interest.
3. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services shall be an ex officio member of the Board but shall be
entitled to vote only in case of a tie vote.
C. The Board shall elect from among its members a chair and a
vice-chair. The chair may call meetings at any time.
D. All regularly scheduled meetings of the Board shall be held
at the Central Office of the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, unless otherwise
scheduled. Five members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting,
and all action may be taken by an affirmative vote of the majority
of the members present at any such meeting.
E. The action taken by the Board on any matter, or any document
passed by the Board, shall be considered official when such action
is placed in writing and signed by the chair or vice-chair.
F. The duties of the Board shall pertain to the care,
treatment, and hospitalization of persons with mental illness, or
alcohol- or drug-dependent persons.
G. Members of the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services shall be allowed their necessary travel expenses pursuant
to the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
H. Members of the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services shall be allowed to serve on the State Board of Medical
Licensure and Supervision and the State Board of Osteopathic
Examiners during members' terms on the Board of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43A. Mental Health Page 33
A. The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
shall be composed of the following nine (9) members:
1. Five members appointed by the Governor;
2. Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives; and
3. Two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
Senate.
B. 1. Each member shall serve at the pleasure of his or her
appointing authority and may be removed or replaced without cause.
2. Any member of the Board shall be prohibited from voting on
any issue in which the member has a direct financial interest.
3. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services shall be an ex officio member of the Board but shall be
entitled to vote only in case of a tie vote.
C. The Board shall elect from among its members a chair and a
vice-chair. The chair may call meetings at any time.
D. All regularly scheduled meetings of the Board shall be held
at the Central Office of the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, unless otherwise
scheduled. Five members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting,
and all action may be taken by an affirmative vote of the majority
of the members present at any such meeting.
E. The action taken by the Board on any matter, or any document
passed by the Board, shall be considered official when such action
is placed in writing and signed by the chair or vice-chair.
F. The duties of the Board shall pertain to the care,
treatment, and hospitalization of persons with mental illness, or
alcohol- or drug-dependent persons.
G. Members of the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services shall be allowed their necessary travel expenses pursuant
to the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
H. Members of the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services shall be allowed to serve on the State Board of Medical
Licensure and Supervision and the State Board of Osteopathic
Examiners during members' terms on the Board of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services.
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