Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-2-101: Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Services - Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

A. 1. There is hereby established in this state a Department

of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

2. This Department's governing board shall be the Board of

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and its chief executive

officer shall be the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance

Abuse Services. The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve at the

pleasure of the Governor and may be removed or replaced without

cause. Compensation for the Commissioner shall be determined by the

Governor. The Commissioner may be removed from office by a two-

thirds (2/3) vote of the members elected to and constituting each

chamber of the Legislature.

3. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

shall exercise all functions of the state in relation to the

administration and operation of all state facilities for the care

and treatment of the mentally ill and drug- or alcohol-dependent

persons.

B. All references in the Oklahoma Statutes to the Department of

Mental Health or the Board of Mental Health shall be construed to

refer to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Services or the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,

respectively.