Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2063c
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Community health workers — Voluntary certification
Official statutory text
A. The State Department of Health shall establish a certificate
for community health workers. This certification shall be
voluntary.
B. A certified community health worker may:
1. Serve as a liaison between health and social services and
the community to facilitate access to services, to improve the
quality of service delivery, and to maximize the efficiency of
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service delivery by coordinating available resources and leveraging
partnerships with private, nonprofit, or faith-based organizations;
2. Assist individuals in attaining employment, education,
occupational training, or other means of supporting employment and
promoting self-sufficiency;
3. Assist in identifying and communicating gaps in current
community and health care resources; and
4. Build individual and community capacity by increasing health
knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as
outreach, community education, coaching, mentoring, social support,
and advocacy, including efforts within faith-based settings.
C. In carrying out the functions described in paragraph 1 of
subsection B of this section, community health workers shall
emphasize available resources of private, nonprofit, or faith-based
organizations, and shall not rely solely on public assistance
programs for delivery of services.
for community health workers. This certification shall be
voluntary.
B. A certified community health worker may:
1. Serve as a liaison between health and social services and
the community to facilitate access to services, to improve the
quality of service delivery, and to maximize the efficiency of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1339
service delivery by coordinating available resources and leveraging
partnerships with private, nonprofit, or faith-based organizations;
2. Assist individuals in attaining employment, education,
occupational training, or other means of supporting employment and
promoting self-sufficiency;
3. Assist in identifying and communicating gaps in current
community and health care resources; and
4. Build individual and community capacity by increasing health
knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as
outreach, community education, coaching, mentoring, social support,
and advocacy, including efforts within faith-based settings.
C. In carrying out the functions described in paragraph 1 of
subsection B of this section, community health workers shall
emphasize available resources of private, nonprofit, or faith-based
organizations, and shall not rely solely on public assistance
programs for delivery of services.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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