Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-5-421
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Emergency service patrols
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43A. Mental Health Page 158
A. Counties and municipalities may establish emergency service
patrols. A patrol consists of persons trained to give assistance in
public places to persons whom the patrol has reasonable grounds to
believe are mentally ill. Members of an emergency service patrol
shall be capable of providing first aid in emergency situations and
may transport mentally ill persons to their homes and to and from
approved treatment facilities and alternative facilities.
B. Standards for the establishment, training, and conduct of
emergency service patrols shall be adopted by the county or
municipality and approved by the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services. These standards shall comply with the
standards of the regional emergency medical services plan.
C. All participating state and local agencies are directed to
coordinate with each other and cooperate in assisting the Department
of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services as needed. If
specifically requested in two or more regional emergency medical
service plans, the Department may establish a law enforcement
behavioral health emergency dispatch system.
D. All emergency service patrols shall be required to keep
reliable data on services made available and provided by the
emergency service patrols.
E. Upon the request of the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services, every state agency, board or commission
shall provide any information requested by the Department of Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Services to assess the effectiveness of
emergency service patrols.
A. Counties and municipalities may establish emergency service
patrols. A patrol consists of persons trained to give assistance in
public places to persons whom the patrol has reasonable grounds to
believe are mentally ill. Members of an emergency service patrol
shall be capable of providing first aid in emergency situations and
may transport mentally ill persons to their homes and to and from
approved treatment facilities and alternative facilities.
B. Standards for the establishment, training, and conduct of
emergency service patrols shall be adopted by the county or
municipality and approved by the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services. These standards shall comply with the
standards of the regional emergency medical services plan.
C. All participating state and local agencies are directed to
coordinate with each other and cooperate in assisting the Department
of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services as needed. If
specifically requested in two or more regional emergency medical
service plans, the Department may establish a law enforcement
behavioral health emergency dispatch system.
D. All emergency service patrols shall be required to keep
reliable data on services made available and provided by the
emergency service patrols.
E. Upon the request of the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services, every state agency, board or commission
shall provide any information requested by the Department of Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Services to assess the effectiveness of
emergency service patrols.
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