Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-6-102
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Transfer to federal agency for care and treatment
Official statutory text
A. 1. Upon receipt of a certificate of the United States
Public Health Service or any agency of the United States Government
or a State Veterans Home that facilities are available for the care
or treatment of any person who has been admitted to a facility
within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
in accordance with the provisions of this title and that such person
is eligible for care or treatment, the Commissioner of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Services, upon recommendation by the person in
charge of the facility in which the consumer is located, may
transfer the consumer to:
a. the United States Public Health Service or other
agency of the United States Government, or
b. a State Veterans Home or other agency of the state for
care and treatment.
2. If the consumer has been admitted under involuntary court-
ordered commitment proceedings, the Commissioner shall notify the
committing court of any transfer when it has been effected.
3. Any consumer transferred as provided in this section shall
be deemed to be committed to the United States Public Health Service
or other agency of the United States Government or a State Veterans
Home or other agency of the state pursuant to the original
commitment the same as if the person had been originally committed.
B. 1. In the event that a consumer transferred under
provisions of this section subsequently becomes ineligible for
continued services, or if required services cannot be provided by
the entity or facility where the consumer is committed and residing,
the Commissioner shall upon notification accept the return of the
consumer to the appropriate facility of the Department.
2. If the consumer has been admitted under this title, the
Commissioner shall notify the committing court of the transfer when
it has been effected.
3. Any consumer transferred as provided in this section shall
be deemed to be committed to the Department pursuant to the original
commitment the same as if the person had been originally committed.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43A. Mental Health Page 181
Public Health Service or any agency of the United States Government
or a State Veterans Home that facilities are available for the care
or treatment of any person who has been admitted to a facility
within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
in accordance with the provisions of this title and that such person
is eligible for care or treatment, the Commissioner of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Services, upon recommendation by the person in
charge of the facility in which the consumer is located, may
transfer the consumer to:
a. the United States Public Health Service or other
agency of the United States Government, or
b. a State Veterans Home or other agency of the state for
care and treatment.
2. If the consumer has been admitted under involuntary court-
ordered commitment proceedings, the Commissioner shall notify the
committing court of any transfer when it has been effected.
3. Any consumer transferred as provided in this section shall
be deemed to be committed to the United States Public Health Service
or other agency of the United States Government or a State Veterans
Home or other agency of the state pursuant to the original
commitment the same as if the person had been originally committed.
B. 1. In the event that a consumer transferred under
provisions of this section subsequently becomes ineligible for
continued services, or if required services cannot be provided by
the entity or facility where the consumer is committed and residing,
the Commissioner shall upon notification accept the return of the
consumer to the appropriate facility of the Department.
2. If the consumer has been admitted under this title, the
Commissioner shall notify the committing court of the transfer when
it has been effected.
3. Any consumer transferred as provided in this section shall
be deemed to be committed to the Department pursuant to the original
commitment the same as if the person had been originally committed.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43A. Mental Health Page 181
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