Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9101
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Mental Wellness Division for public safety personnel
Official statutory text
A. The Department of Public Safety shall establish and maintain
a Mental Wellness Division to provide mental wellness services and
programs to public safety personnel and retirees thereof to promote
good mental wellness. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall
appoint the Director of the Mental Wellness Division.
B. The Director of the Mental Wellness Division shall report to
the Commissioner. All current and former employees of the Mental
Wellness Division shall maintain the privacy of all public safety
personnel served by the Division or who participate in its programs.
No privileged personal health information shall ever be shared with
the Commissioner or made public without the consent of that person.
However, aggregate mental health information may be shared with the
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Commissioner. Aggregate mental health information may be made
public by the Commissioner if, in the judgment of the Commissioner,
doing so could improve public safety mental wellness policies for
public safety personnel and the information is made public for this
sole purpose. Provided, no aggregate mental health information may
be shared or made public if doing so could reveal otherwise
privileged personal mental health information about any specific
individual. It shall be the duty of the Director of the Division to
establish the necessary policies and procedures to ensure the
privacy and confidentiality requirements of this section and of all
other applicable health privacy laws. Any breach of the privacy
provisions of this section and of any other applicable health
privacy laws must be timely and thoroughly investigated and the
appropriate disciplinary and corrective actions taken.
C. The Mental Wellness Division is authorized to enter into
partnerships with private entities to fulfill its mandate.
D. The offices, records, communications, information
technology, equipment, and any other resources of the Mental
Wellness Division shall be located and maintained separately from
that of the other divisions within the Department.
a Mental Wellness Division to provide mental wellness services and
programs to public safety personnel and retirees thereof to promote
good mental wellness. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall
appoint the Director of the Mental Wellness Division.
B. The Director of the Mental Wellness Division shall report to
the Commissioner. All current and former employees of the Mental
Wellness Division shall maintain the privacy of all public safety
personnel served by the Division or who participate in its programs.
No privileged personal health information shall ever be shared with
the Commissioner or made public without the consent of that person.
However, aggregate mental health information may be shared with the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 1266
Commissioner. Aggregate mental health information may be made
public by the Commissioner if, in the judgment of the Commissioner,
doing so could improve public safety mental wellness policies for
public safety personnel and the information is made public for this
sole purpose. Provided, no aggregate mental health information may
be shared or made public if doing so could reveal otherwise
privileged personal mental health information about any specific
individual. It shall be the duty of the Director of the Division to
establish the necessary policies and procedures to ensure the
privacy and confidentiality requirements of this section and of all
other applicable health privacy laws. Any breach of the privacy
provisions of this section and of any other applicable health
privacy laws must be timely and thoroughly investigated and the
appropriate disciplinary and corrective actions taken.
C. The Mental Wellness Division is authorized to enter into
partnerships with private entities to fulfill its mandate.
D. The offices, records, communications, information
technology, equipment, and any other resources of the Mental
Wellness Division shall be located and maintained separately from
that of the other divisions within the Department.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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