Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-3-319: Certification as program of assertive community

treatment.

A. The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

shall promulgate rules and standards for certification of facilities

or organizations that desire to be certified as a program of

assertive community treatment for the provision of community-based

comprehensive treatment for persons with serious mental illness and

related disorders.

B. Applications for certification as a program of assertive

community treatment shall be made to the Department on prescribed

forms. The Board, or the Commissioner upon delegation by the Board,

may certify the program of assertive community treatment for a

period of three (3) years subject to renewal as provided in the

rules promulgated by the Board. The Department of Mental Health and

Substance Abuse Services is authorized to establish and collect

certification and renewal fees for certification of programs for

assertive community treatment as provided in Section 3-324 of this

title.

C. No program of assertive community treatment shall operate or

continue to operate unless the program complies with the rules

promulgated by the Board and is certified as required by this

section.

D. Failure to comply with regulations and standards promulgated

by the Board shall be grounds for revocation, suspension or

nonrenewal of certification.