Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-104: State Commissioner of Health – Powers and duties

A. The State Commissioner of Health may adopt an official seal

for the State Department of Health. The State Commissioner of

Health shall hold such meetings as he or she deems necessary.

B. The Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:

1. Adopt such rules and standards as he or she deems necessary

to carry out any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Public Health

Code;

2. Accept and disburse grants, allotments, gifts, devises,

bequests, funds, appropriations, and other property made or offered

to the Department; and

3. Establish such divisions, sections, bureaus, offices, and

positions in the State Department of Health as the Commissioner

deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Code.

C. The State Commissioner of Health shall be appointed by the

Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The

Commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be

removed or replaced without cause. Compensation for the

Commissioner shall be determined pursuant to Section 3601.2 of Title

74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.