Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-214

- Powers - Medical director and other employees.

A. The board of county commissioners of any county and the

governing body of any city which qualify under Section 1-210 of this

title shall enter into an agreement providing for the creation of a

city-county health department, and such contracting bodies shall by

agreement provide for the method of operation thereof, the selection

of a director of such department, and the proportionate share of

personnel and/or money that each shall contribute for the operation

and support of such department.

B. Unless an agreement made pursuant to subsection A of this

section specifically provides otherwise, any judgment against the

city-county health department or the city-county board of health

shall be treated as a judgment against the county and may be paid

from a sinking fund established pursuant to Section 28 of Article X

of the Oklahoma Constitution in the manner that other judgments

against the county are paid.

C. Unless an agreement made pursuant to subsection A of this

section specifically provides otherwise, a city-county health

department shall have the power to own, acquire, lease, or dispose

of real property in the performance of local public health

functions, duties, and responsibilities.

D. The qualifications of the director shall be determined by

the city-county board of health, with the advice of the State

Commissioner of Health, and subject to approval by the governing

body of the city and the board of county commissioners of the

county. The director, with the approval of the city-county board of

health, the board of county commissioners of the county, and the

governing body of the city, or the city manager in cities having a

managerial form of government, shall appoint other personnel of the

department.

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E. The employees of a city-county health department shall

possess minimum qualifications as set forth in a system of personnel

administration delineating job specifications and a compensation

plan adopted by the city-county board of health, and approved by the

State Commissioner of Health, the board of county commissioners and

the governing body of the city. By March 1, 1991, the city-county

health department shall establish a personnel, merit and promotion

system which shall be approved by the Commissioner of Public Health.

The employees shall also be eligible for membership in any life or

health insurance plan of the county and the county retirement

program, subject to the same conditions or restrictions that apply

to county employees. Any state employees officed or located at or

assigned to a city-county health department shall be subject to the

state system of personnel administration and shall be eligible for

membership in the state employees insurance and retirement programs.

F. Such city-county health department shall, under the

supervision of the director, enforce and administer all municipal

and county ordinances, rules and regulations, and all state laws,

and rules and regulations of the State Board of Health pertaining to

public health matters in the jurisdiction where it is created, or in

any area where it has jurisdiction to operate by agreement.

G. A city-county health department may perform any and all

health-related services, within the scope of practice, as prescribed

by law, by the city-county board of health, or by standards of care

for medical services. When a city-county health department provides

a health-related service to any person covered by an applicable

health insurance plan, the city-county health department may submit

a claim for said service to the appropriate insurance company,

health maintenance organization or preferred provider organization.

Upon receipt of the claim, said insurance company, health

maintenance organization or preferred provider organization shall
rovides

a health-related service to any person covered by an applicable

health insurance plan, the city-county health department may submit

a claim for said service to the appropriate insurance company,

health maintenance organization or preferred provider organization.

Upon receipt of the claim, said insurance company, health

maintenance organization or preferred provider organization shall

reimburse the city-county health department for the service provided

in accordance with the standard and customary rate schedule

established by the plan. All health insurance plans, doing business

in Oklahoma, shall recognize the public health service delivery

model utilized by the city-county health department, as an

appropriate provider of services for reimbursement. All insurance

reimbursement payments collected shall become a part of the general

revenue of the unit of government levying the same.