Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-3-306.1

A. The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

shall promulgate rules and standards for certification of a facility

or organization that desires to be certified as a community mental

health center. No community mental health center shall operate or

continue to operate unless the facility complies with the rules and

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standards promulgated by the Board and is certified as required by

this section.

B. Applications for certification as a community mental health

center shall be made to the Department of Mental Health and

Substance Abuse Services on prescribed forms. The Board, or the

Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services upon

delegation by the Board, may certify the community mental health

centers for a period of three (3) years subject to renewal as

provided in the rules promulgated by the Board.

C. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

is authorized to establish and collect certification and renewal

fees for certification of community mental health centers as

provided in Section 3-324 of this title.

D. Certified community mental health centers shall comply with

standards adopted by the Board. Such standards shall be in

compliance with:

1. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare

Organizations;

2. The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation

Facilities; or

3. Approved medical and professional standards as determined by

the Board.

E. Failure to comply with rules and standards promulgated by

the Board shall be grounds for revocation, suspension or nonrenewal

of certification.