Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-3-453

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Authorized course providers - Fees - Course

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requirements.

A. Alcohol and drug substance abuse courses shall be offered

only by nonprofit educational institutions of higher learning,

governmental or nonprofit organizations.

B. Enrollment fees for those attending the courses shall be set

by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and

shall be within a range of not less than Sixty-five Dollars ($65.00)

and not more than:

1. One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for a ten-hour course;

and

2. Three Hundred Sixty Dollars ($360.00) for a twenty-four-hour

course.

C. Ten percent (10%) of each fee collected shall be remitted by

the institution or organization offering alcohol and drug substance

abuse courses to the State Treasurer to be credited to the

Community-based Substance Abuse Revolving Fund in the State Treasury

and shall be used to provide substance abuse services to the

indigent or to provide specialized training to alcohol and drug

substance abuse course facilitators. Five percent (5%) of each fee

collected by the Department shall be used for the administrative

costs related to providing such services.

D. Enrollment in the course shall not be limited to persons

ordered to enroll, attend and successfully complete the course.

E. All alcohol and drug substance abuse courses related to

driver license revocation and course facilitators shall be approved

and certified by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Services.

F. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

is authorized to promulgate rules governing:

1. Minimum curriculum requirements for such courses;

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2. Facilities, equipment and instructional materials for such

courses;

3. Minimum qualifications for course facilitators;

4. Grounds for reprimand and for revocation, suspension or

nonrenewal of the authority to conduct such courses and for

revocation of a facilitator's certification;

5. Attendance requirements; and

6. Guidelines for certifying to the Department of Mental Health

and Substance Abuse Services and the Department of Public Safety

successful completion of such course.

G. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

shall require that each ten-hour course shall be conducted in no

less than three sessions of no more than three and one-half (3 1/2)

hours each on three (3) separate days. For a twenty-four-hour

course, the Department shall require that:

1. Each such course shall consist of at least twenty-four (24)

hours;

2. Each such course shall consist of no more than two (2) hours

of education on any given day, nor more than four (4) hours in a

given week, and shall not contain more than ten percent (10%) films

on any one specialized area; and

3. No more than twenty-four students shall be allowed in a

given class.

H. Any institution or organization authorized under this act to

conduct an alcohol and drug substance abuse course shall certify to

the Department of Public Safety all persons who successfully

complete such course.

I. Any person participating in a substance abuse treatment

program recommended as a result of an assessment pursuant to Section

3-460 of this title shall be required to pay all or part of the

actual cost incurred for treatment of the person, if the court

determines the person has the ability to pay for all or part of the

cost of treatment. The court shall determine the amount of

reimbursement the person shall pay.

J. Application fees for certification of course facilitators

shall be set by the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Services to defray the costs of administering the program and shall

be:

1. Not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more

than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) upon initial application; and

2. Not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and not more than

Fifty Dollars ($50.00) upon annual renewal.

K. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
al Health and Substance Abuse

Services to defray the costs of administering the program and shall

be:

1. Not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more

than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) upon initial application; and

2. Not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and not more than

Fifty Dollars ($50.00) upon annual renewal.

K. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services shall transfer unobligated monies generated from the fees

in subsection C of this section, deposited before November 1, 2005,

from the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

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Revolving Fund to the Community-based Substance Abuse Revolving

Fund, in amounts calculated by the Department.

L. No alcohol or drug substance abuse course shall operate or

continue to operate unless it is operated in compliance with the

rules promulgated by the Board and is certified as required by this

section.

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