Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-162.4
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Peace officers for Commission
Official statutory text
The Director of the Department of Human Services shall have the
authority to commission certified employees within the Office of the
Inspector General of the Department as peace officers. The
authority of employees so commissioned shall include the authority
to investigate crimes committed against the Department or crimes
committed in the course of any program administered by the
Department and the authority to investigate cases of Medicaid
recipient fraud. Employees so commissioned shall also have the
authority to serve and execute process, bench warrants and other
court orders in any judicial or administrative proceeding in which
the Department is a party or participant. Use and possession of
firearms shall be at the discretion of the Director of the
Department of Human Services, for the fraud unit only. To become
qualified as peace officers for the commission, employees shall
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons Page 44
first obtain a certificate as provided for in Section 3311 of Title
70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
authority to commission certified employees within the Office of the
Inspector General of the Department as peace officers. The
authority of employees so commissioned shall include the authority
to investigate crimes committed against the Department or crimes
committed in the course of any program administered by the
Department and the authority to investigate cases of Medicaid
recipient fraud. Employees so commissioned shall also have the
authority to serve and execute process, bench warrants and other
court orders in any judicial or administrative proceeding in which
the Department is a party or participant. Use and possession of
firearms shall be at the discretion of the Director of the
Department of Human Services, for the fraud unit only. To become
qualified as peace officers for the commission, employees shall
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons Page 44
first obtain a certificate as provided for in Section 3311 of Title
70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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