A. A person employed as a pharmacist by a board of county commissioners to distribute medical prescriptions and medical supplies to indigents in any county of this state having a population greater than three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) persons according to the last federal decennial census, shall receive as compensation a salary to be fixed by the board of county commissioners for his or her services. Such compensation shall be paid out of the general operating fund of the county. The compensation of the pharmacist shall be exempt from the provisions of the Comprehensive Salary Code as provided in Section 180.67 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. The board of county commissioners of any county of this state having a population greater than five hundred thousand (500,000) persons according to the last Federal Decennial Census, may employ an Oklahoma licensed allopathic or osteopathic doctor to provide professional medical services, as directed by the commissioners, for indigent patient care and care for adult and juvenile offenders. The allopathic or osteopathic doctor shall also provide education, training, and other necessary services, as directed by the commissioners, to enhance the health and well-being of county employees and county citizens. Compensation for an allopathic or osteopathic doctor who is employed by the county shall be set by the board of county commissioners and paid out of the general operating fund of the county. The compensation of an allopathic or osteopathic doctor employed by the commissioners shall be exempt from the provisions of the Comprehensive Salary Code pursuant to Section 180.67 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. The pharmacist or allopathic or osteopathic doctor shall be covered by the blanket bond of the county.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 40, § 1, emerg. eff. April 11, 2002. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 45, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
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