Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
Chapter 1 - Oklahoma Public Health Code
A. Licensing and Regulations
Article Article 7 - Hospitals and Related Institutions
Section 1-705 - Rules and Standards - Inspection - Application of Other Laws - Community-Based Services
This Statute Will Go Into Effect
See Historical Data for Current Version
Cite as: 63 O.S. § 1-705 (OSCN 2026), A. Licensing and Regulations
A. The State Commissioner of Health shall promulgate rules and standards for the construction and operation of hospitals, for which licenses are 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 Administrative 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 action as deemed necessary by the Commissioner to have corrected any deficiencies or violations of the rules and standards of the Commissioner shown in such reports.
C. Hospitals licensed pursuant to the provisions of this article shall not be exempt from being inspected or licensed under laws relating to hotels, restaurants, lodging houses, boardinghouses 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.
Historical Data
Laws 1963, SB 26, c. 325, § 705, emerg. eff. July 1, 1963; Amended by Laws 1999, HB 1184, c. 93, § 4, eff. November 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2009, HB 2029, c. 234, § 151, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2026, SB 1423, c. 385, § 2, eff. November 1, 2026 (superseded document available).
Citationizer® Summary of Documents Citing This Document| Cite | Name | Level | |
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| Oklahoma Attorney General's Opinions | |||
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| 2017 OK AG 13, | Question Submitted by: The Honorable Mike Ritze, State Representative District 80 | Cited | |
| 2022 OK AG 4, | Question Submitted by: The Honorable Collin Walke, State Representative, District 87 | Cited | |
| Oklahoma Supreme Court Cases | |||
| Cite | Name | Level | |
| 2003 OK 16, 70 P.3d 811, | JOHNSON v. HILLCREST HEALTH CENTER, INC. | Discussed at Length | |
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| Oklahoma Session Laws - 2026 | |||
| Cite | Name | Level | |
| 2026 O.S.L. 385, 2026 O.S.L. 385, | [SB 1423] - Oklahoma Hospital Advisory Council | Cited | |
| Title 63. Public Health and Safety | |||
| Cite | Name | Level | |
| 63 O.S. 1-705, | Rules, Regulations and Standards - Inspection - Application of Other Laws | Cited | |
| 63 O.S. 1-705, | Rules and Standards - Inspection - Application of Other Laws - Community-Based Programs and Services to be Provided | Cited | |
| Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code | |||
| Cite | Name | Level | |
| 10A O.S. 1-1-105, | Definitions | Cited | |