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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-103: State Board of Health created

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 63

A. 1. There is hereby created the State Board of Health, which

shall be an advisory body to the State Commissioner of Health and

shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the Governor and

confirmed by the Senate for regular terms of nine (9) years, except

as hereinafter otherwise indicated. Effective January 14, 2019, all

duties and powers of the Board shall be transferred to the

Commissioner. Any provision in statute that provides to the Board

authority that is not advisory in nature shall be deemed to grant

the duty or power to the Commissioner.

2. Not less than four members shall hold a current license to

practice medicine in this state pursuant to the Oklahoma Allopathic

Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act and the Oklahoma

Osteopathic Medicine Act. At least one physician member shall be a

person licensed to practice medicine in this state by the State

Board of Osteopathic Examiners. Physician members licensed by the

State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall be members of

the Oklahoma State Medical Association. One physician member shall

be a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or

be similarly qualified.

3. Not less than two members shall possess at least five (5)

years of executive leadership experience in a health-related

business or industry, and whose education and experience includes

but is not limited to fiduciary, legal, business planning, or

operational decision-making authority.

B. 1. The term of office of one member shall expire on June

30, 1964, and each nine (9) years thereafter, and such member shall

be a resident of one of the following counties and shall have been a

resident of one or more of such counties for not less than five (5)

years immediately preceding such member's appointment: Creek,

Lincoln, Okfuskee, Seminole, Pottawatomie, Pontotoc, Hughes,

Johnston, and Coal.

2. The term of office of one member shall expire on June 30,

1965, and each nine (9) years thereafter, and such member shall be a

resident of one of the following counties and shall have been a

resident of one or more of such counties for not less than five (5)

years immediately preceding such member's appointment: Blaine,

Kingfisher, Canadian, Caddo, Grady, Comanche, Stephens, Jefferson,

and Cotton.

3. The term of office of one member shall expire on June 30,

1966, and each nine (9) years thereafter, and such member shall be a

resident of one of the following counties and shall have been a

resident of one or more of such counties for not less than five (5)

years immediately preceding such member's appointment: Le Flore,

Latimer, Pittsburg, Atoka, Pushmataha, McCurtain, Choctaw, Bryan,

Marshall, Carter, and Love.

4. The term of office of one member shall expire on June 30,

1967, and each nine (9) years thereafter, and such member shall be a

resident of one of the following counties and shall have been a

resident of one or more of such counties for not less than five (5)

years immediately preceding such member's appointment: Cimarron,

Texas, Beaver, Harper, Woodward, Woods, Major, Alfalfa, Grant,

Garfield, Kay, and Noble.

5. The term of office of one member shall expire on June 30,

1968, and each nine (9) years thereafter, and such member shall be a

resident of one of the following counties and shall have been a

resident of one or more of such counties for not less than five (5)

years immediately preceding such member's appointment: Adair,

Sequoyah, Cherokee, Wagoner, Muskogee, Haskell, McIntosh, and

Okmulgee.

6. The term of office of one member shall expire on June 30,

1969, and each nine (9) years thereafter, and such member shall be a

resident of one of the following counties and shall have been a

resident of one or more of such counties for not less than five (5)

ears immediately preceding such member's appointment: Adair,

Sequoyah, Cherokee, Wagoner, Muskogee, Haskell, McIntosh, and

Okmulgee.

6. The term of office of one member shall expire on June 30,

1969, and each nine (9) years thereafter, and such member shall be a

resident of one of the following counties and shall have been a

resident of one or more of such counties for not less than five (5)

years immediately preceding such member's appointment: Ottawa,

Delaware, Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Washington, Tulsa, Pawnee,

and Osage.

7. The term of office of one member shall expire on June 30,

1970, and each nine (9) years thereafter, and such member shall be a

resident of one of the following counties and shall have been a

resident of one or more of such counties for not less than five (5)

years immediately preceding such member's appointment: Logan,

Oklahoma, Cleveland, McClain, Garvin, Murray, and Payne.

8. The term of office of one member shall expire on June 30,

1971, and each nine (9) years thereafter, and such member shall be a

resident of one of the following counties and shall have been a

resident of one or more of such counties for not less than five (5)

years immediately preceding such member's appointment: Ellis, Dewey,

Roger Mills, Custer, Beckham, Washita, Kiowa, Greer, Jackson,

Harmon, and Tillman.

9. The term of office of one member shall expire on June 30,

1972, and each nine (9) years thereafter, and such member shall be

appointed from the State of Oklahoma at large, and shall have been a

resident of the state for not less than five (5) years immediately

preceding such member's appointment.

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