Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-6-102: Transfer to federal agency for care and treatment

A. 1. Upon receipt of a certificate of the United States

Public Health Service or any agency of the United States Government

or a State Veterans Home that facilities are available for the care

or treatment of any person who has been admitted to a facility

within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

in accordance with the provisions of this title and that such person

is eligible for care or treatment, the Commissioner of Mental Health

and Substance Abuse Services, upon recommendation by the person in

charge of the facility in which the consumer is located, may

transfer the consumer to:

a. the United States Public Health Service or other

agency of the United States Government, or

b. a State Veterans Home or other agency of the state for

care and treatment.

2. If the consumer has been admitted under involuntary court-

ordered commitment proceedings, the Commissioner shall notify the

committing court of any transfer when it has been effected.

3. Any consumer transferred as provided in this section shall

be deemed to be committed to the United States Public Health Service

or other agency of the United States Government or a State Veterans

Home or other agency of the state pursuant to the original

commitment the same as if the person had been originally committed.

B. 1. In the event that a consumer transferred under

provisions of this section subsequently becomes ineligible for

continued services, or if required services cannot be provided by

the entity or facility where the consumer is committed and residing,

the Commissioner shall upon notification accept the return of the

consumer to the appropriate facility of the Department.

2. If the consumer has been admitted under this title, the

Commissioner shall notify the committing court of the transfer when

it has been effected.

3. Any consumer transferred as provided in this section shall

be deemed to be committed to the Department pursuant to the original

commitment the same as if the person had been originally committed.