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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
HOUSE BILL 1740 By: Dills of the House
and
Haste of the Senate
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to public health; amending 63 O.S.
2011, Section 1-705, which relates to community -based
programs and services to be provided; requiring
information regarding local substance abuse,
addiction and mental health services be provided to
certain persons; directing the Department of Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Services to provide
certain information to hospitals; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2011, Section 1 -705, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1-705. A. The State Board of Health, upon
recommendation of the State Commissioner of Health and with the
advice of the Oklahoma Hospital Advisory Council hereinafter
provided for, shall promulgate rules and standards for the
construction and operation of hospitals, for which licenses are
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required by the terms of this article, to provide for the proper
care of patients. The promulgation of rules shall be subject to and
be governed by the provisions of the Administrativ e Procedures Act.
B. Every hospital shall be periodically inspected by an
authorized representative of the Commissioner. Reports of such
inspections shall be on forms prescribed by the Commissioner, who
shall, after receipt of such reports, take such act ion as deemed
necessary by the Commission to have corrected any deficiencies or
violations of the rules and standards of the Board shown in such
reports.
C. Hospitals licensed pursuant to the provisions of this
article shall not be exempt from being inspe cted or licensed under
laws relating to hotels, restaurants, lodging houses, boarding
houses and places of refreshment.
D. 1. Every hospital that offers or provides inpatient
psychiatric or chemical dependency treatment services to persons
eighteen (18) years of age or younger shall offer, provide or
otherwise make available community -based programs and services and
may make such programs and services available directly, through
contract, or other appropriate means as determined by the State
Department of Health.
2. For the purposes of this subsection the term "community-
based services" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined
by Section 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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E. Every hospital emergency room shall provide information o n
available local substance abuse , addiction and mental health
services to a person seeking help for his or her addiction or mental
health care needs.
F. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
shall provide every hospital emergency r oom with the information on
available local substance abuse and addiction services required by
subsection E of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 202 1.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, dat ed 02/24/2021 -
DO PASS, As Coauthored.