Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-851.2

federal programs - Collection of monthly data.

A. The State Commissioner of Health shall have the power and

duty to:

1. Issue, renew, deny, modify, suspend and revoke certificates

of need;

2. Establish and enforce standards and requirements for

certificates of need;

3. Require the submission of and to review reports from any

person requesting or obtaining a certificate of need;

4. Employ or designate personnel necessary to implement the

provisions of the Long-term Care Certificate of Need Act;

5. Report to the district attorney having jurisdiction or the

Attorney General, any act committed by any person which may

constitute a violation pursuant to the provisions of the Long-term

Care Certificate of Need Act;

6. Advise, consult and cooperate with other agencies of this

state, the federal government, other states and interstate agencies,

and with affected groups and political subdivisions to further the

purposes of the provisions of the Long-term Care Certificate of Need

Act;

7. Promulgate and enforce rules subject to the approval of the

State Board of Health to implement the provisions of the Long-term

Care Certificate of Need Act;

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8. Investigate, request or otherwise obtain the information

necessary to determine the qualifications and background of an

applicant for a certificate of need;

9. Establish administrative penalties for violations of the

provisions of the Long-term Care Certificate of Need Act as

authorized by the Board;

10. Institute and maintain or intervene in any action or

proceeding where deemed necessary by the Department pursuant to the

Long-term Care Certificate of Need Act;

11. Develop and administer plans for health services including,

but not limited to, staffing, facilities and other resources;

12. Develop and publish, once every four (4) years, a

Quadrennial State Health Plan, following guidelines and procedures

adopted by the Board which specify the method of adoption of the

plan document, its format, provisions for developing and publishing

plan amendments and the role of the State Department of Health,

local health planning advisory councils and the Alcohol, Drug Abuse

and Community Mental Health Planning and Coordination Boards of each

mental health catchment area in its development;

13. Establish and administer criteria and standards for the

delineation and approval of areas and regions for health planning

purposes;

14. Promote and maintain plans for providing health services

including, but not limited to, health, staffing and health

facilities, in this state; and

15. Exercise all incidental powers as necessary and proper for

the administration of the Long-term Care Certificate of Need Act.

B. The State Department of Health shall be the single state

agency to participate in federal programs for health planning and to

apply for and administer federal funds for health planning,

provided, that the Long-term Care Certificate of Need Act, and any

other law vesting planning functions in any other state agency,

shall not apply to health planning functions vested by law in the

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the

Oklahoma Health Care Authority and the Department of Human Services.

C. Facility occupancy data used in the review of Certificate of

Need applications shall be based upon monthly reports that are

submitted by facilities to the Oklahoma Heath Care Authority

pursuant to Section 1-1925.2 of this title and that are available to

the public upon request.