Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-218.1: Travel expenses - Reimbursement - Payment by credit

card.

A. Upon direction of the director of a city-county health

department, employees of such city-county health department may be

reimbursed for use of their personally owned automobiles while

performing their duties on official business for the Department at a

rate not to exceed that allowed for mileage to state employees.

Travel claims for reimbursement on a mileage basis shall be

accompanied by a detailed statement showing an adequate basis for

computing the miles of travel and the purpose for the travel, and

may be paid from any funds available for that purpose.

B. Subject to the limitations and procedures provided by this

section, approved employees of a city-county health department may

purchase materials, supplies, or services necessary for travel out

of the county in which the city-county health department operates by

use of one or more credit cards issued to the city-county health

department. Purchases made with the credit cards shall be limited

to actual expenses for travel out of the county by employees in the

performance of their official duties. For purposes of this section,

"actual expenses for travel" shall mean expenses for travel by

public or private railroads, airplanes, buses, rental cars, or other

public or private conveyances, fuel, oil, meals, lodging, parking

fees, or telephone expenses.

C. The city-county health department shall encumber sufficient

funds each month to pay for the estimated charges made with the

cards including any annual or other fee owed for use of the cards.

Payment for charges incurred on any card shall be made in a timely

manner so that no interest charges or penalties accrue and so that

the total payment amount corresponds to the balance of charges for

purchases in addition to any applicable annual fee or service

charge.

D. All receipts for charges made by use of any card issued to a

city-county health department shall be maintained to facilitate

accurate records of total monthly expenditures for which the city-

county health department shall be obligated.

E. Employees who make credit purchases with credit cards issued

to a city-county health department shall immediately and accurately

document the expenditures on a form prepared by the State Auditor

and Inspector, attaching receipts and a written explanation of each

expenditure as to the date, case number, or other identification

number, area or location, reason for expenditure and amount

expended. A copy of the form shall be submitted to the director of

the city-county health department for approval and the original form

shall be attached to the purchase order and shall be submitted for

payment. A copy of the form shall be retained for the records of

the city-county health department.

F. An employee of the city-county health department shall not

receive any reimbursement pursuant to the provisions of subsection A

of this section for any expenses for which a credit card issued

pursuant to the provisions of this section has been used.