A. The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall be composed of the following nine (9) members:

1. Five members appointed by the Governor;

2. Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

3. Two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

B. 1. Each member shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointing authority and may be removed or replaced without cause.

2. Any member of the Board shall be prohibited from voting on any issue in which the member has a direct financial interest.

3. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall be an ex officio member of the Board, but shall be entitled to vote only in case of a tie vote.

C. The Board shall elect from among its members a chair and a vice-chair. The chair may call meetings at any time.

D. All regularly scheduled meetings of the Board shall be held at the Central Office of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, unless otherwise scheduled. Six members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting, and all action may be taken by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present at any such meeting.

E. The action taken by the Board on any matter, or any document passed by the Board, shall be considered official when such action is placed in writing and signed by the chair or vice-chair.

F. The duties of the Board shall pertain to the care, treatment, and hospitalization of persons with mental illness, or alcohol- or drug-dependent persons.

G. Members of the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall be allowed their necessary travel expenses pursuant to the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

H. Members of the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall be allowed to serve on the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners during members' terms on the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

Added by Laws 1953, p. 153, § 12, emerg. eff. June 3, 1953. Amended by Laws 1955, p. 249, § 1, emerg. eff. June 6, 1955; Laws 1970, c. 93, § 1, emerg. eff. March 27, 1970; Laws 1985, c. 178, § 19, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1986, c. 103, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Renumbered from § 12 of this title by Laws 1986, c. 103, § 103, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 58, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1989, c. 329, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 51, § 28, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 301, § 9, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1999, c. 414, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 186, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 488, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2005, c. 195, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2005, c. 348, § 11, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2008, c. 401, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2010, c. 417, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2017, c. 280, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 4, § 2, emerg. eff. March 13, 2019.

NOTE: Laws 2010, c. 287, § 2 repealed by Laws 2011, c. 1, § 14, emerg. eff. March 18, 2011.