Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-304: State Commissioner of Health - Duties

(a) The State Commissioner of Health shall:

(1) administer and enforce this article and the rules and

regulations issued hereunder, and issue instructions for the

efficient administration of the statewide system of vital

statistics.

(2) direct and supervise the statewide system of vital

statistics and be custodian of its records.

(3) prescribe and distribute such forms as are required by this

article and the rules and regulations issued hereunder.

(4) prepare and publish reports of vital statistics of this

state, and such other reports as may be required by law.

(b) The Commissioner may delegate such functions and duties

vested in the Commissioner to employees of the State Department of

Health and to the local registrars as the Commissioner deems

necessary or expedient.