Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-353.1: Counseling services for certain persons

A. Upon the availability of county funds, the board of county

commissioners of each county and the sheriff of each county are

hereby authorized to hire counselors or contract for services of

counselors for the purpose of providing counseling services to

victims of crime, relatives of crime victims, witnesses to crimes,

inmates in county jails, mental health detainees in the custody of

the county and county employees whose official duties relate to law

enforcement or mental health, or immediate family members of such

employees; provided, such counseling services shall not be provided

at county expense for county employees or immediate family members

thereof except for counseling services necessary as a direct result

of such employee's performance of official duties.

B. For purposes of this section:

1. "Counselor" includes but is not limited to a licensed

professional counselor as defined in the Licensed Professional

Counselors Act, psychologist, social worker, chaplain, psychiatrist

or any other person trained or experienced in providing counseling

services; and

2. "Chaplain" means an ordained or authorized preacher,

minister, priest or other ecclesiastical dignitary of any

denomination who has been duly ordained or authorized to preach by

the church to which he belongs.