Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-104
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-104, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 63, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 63,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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State Commissioner of Health – Powers and duties
Official statutory text
A. The State Commissioner of Health may adopt an official seal
for the State Department of Health. The State Commissioner of
Health shall hold such meetings as he or she deems necessary.
B. The Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:
1. Adopt such rules and standards as he or she deems necessary
to carry out any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Public Health
Code;
2. Accept and disburse grants, allotments, gifts, devises,
bequests, funds, appropriations, and other property made or offered
to the Department; and
3. Establish such divisions, sections, bureaus, offices, and
positions in the State Department of Health as the Commissioner
deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Code.
C. The State Commissioner of Health shall be appointed by the
Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
Commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be
removed or replaced without cause. Compensation for the
Commissioner shall be determined pursuant to Section 3601.2 of Title
74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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for the State Department of Health. The State Commissioner of
Health shall hold such meetings as he or she deems necessary.
B. The Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:
1. Adopt such rules and standards as he or she deems necessary
to carry out any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Public Health
Code;
2. Accept and disburse grants, allotments, gifts, devises,
bequests, funds, appropriations, and other property made or offered
to the Department; and
3. Establish such divisions, sections, bureaus, offices, and
positions in the State Department of Health as the Commissioner
deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Code.
C. The State Commissioner of Health shall be appointed by the
Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
Commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be
removed or replaced without cause. Compensation for the
Commissioner shall be determined pursuant to Section 3601.2 of Title
74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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