A. The State Commissioner of Health may adopt an official seal for the State Department of Health. The State Commissioner of Health shall hold such meetings as he or she deems necessary.
B. The Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:
1. Adopt such rules and standards as he or she deems necessary to carry out any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Public Health Code;
2. Accept and disburse grants, allotments, gifts, devises, bequests, funds, appropriations, and other property made or offered to the Department; and
3. Establish such divisions, sections, bureaus, offices, and positions in the State Department of Health as the Commissioner deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Code.
C. The State Commissioner of Health shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed or replaced without cause. Compensation for the Commissioner shall be determined pursuant to Section 3601.2 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 1, § 104, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 136, § 1, operative July 1, 1976; Laws 1985, c. 178, § 42, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1997, c. 238, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2018, c. 183, § 2, eff. Jan. 14, 2019.
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