Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-502

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Rules and regulations

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(a) The State Board of Health shall have authority to adopt such

rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, as it deems

necessary to aid in the prevention and control of communicable

disease, which may be on the following matters: Recommended

immunization procedures; quarantine measures; exclusion of children

from school; regulation of public meetings and gatherings in

epidemic situations; regulation of vectors; control of vehicles

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 208

capable of transmitting a communicable disease; detection and

diagnosis of communicable disease; carriers of disease; disposal of

infected body wastes and other materials; fumigation, cleaning and

sterilization, and disinfection; and other necessary measures to

prevent and control communicable disease.

(b) The State Board of Health is authorized to establish

preventive programs for noncommunicable diseases and to promulgate

rules and regulations for the control of causative or toxic

substances which can or may cause disease.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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