Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-219
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Child guidance programs, community mental health
Official statutory text
services and community facilities for individuals with intellectual
disabilities authorized.
The board of county commissioners of any county, or the board of
county commissioners of two or more counties jointly, is hereby
authorized, at the option and approval of the board or boards, to
conduct a child guidance program, and/or community health center
and/or community facility for individuals with intellectual
disabilities, separate and apart from or in conjunction with the
county department of health, and to request as a part of the county
budget an appropriation of not to exceed an amount equal to the net
proceeds of a levy of three-fourths (3/4) mill on the dollar
valuation of taxable property in the county for such purpose or
purposes; and to employ personnel, within the limits of such funds,
to conduct such program or programs. Provided, that any center or
facility for mental health services established or maintained
hereunder shall first be approved by the State Director of Mental
Health on advice of the Board of Mental Health and shall operate
under the guidelines of the Oklahoma Mental Health Services Act; and
any center or facility for intellectual disability services
established or maintained hereunder shall first be approved by the
Director of Human Services.
disabilities authorized.
The board of county commissioners of any county, or the board of
county commissioners of two or more counties jointly, is hereby
authorized, at the option and approval of the board or boards, to
conduct a child guidance program, and/or community health center
and/or community facility for individuals with intellectual
disabilities, separate and apart from or in conjunction with the
county department of health, and to request as a part of the county
budget an appropriation of not to exceed an amount equal to the net
proceeds of a levy of three-fourths (3/4) mill on the dollar
valuation of taxable property in the county for such purpose or
purposes; and to employ personnel, within the limits of such funds,
to conduct such program or programs. Provided, that any center or
facility for mental health services established or maintained
hereunder shall first be approved by the State Director of Mental
Health on advice of the Board of Mental Health and shall operate
under the guidelines of the Oklahoma Mental Health Services Act; and
any center or facility for intellectual disability services
established or maintained hereunder shall first be approved by the
Director of Human Services.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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