Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-705: Rules and standards - Inspection - Application of other

laws - Community-based programs and services to be provided.

A. The State Board of Health, upon recommendation of the State

Commissioner of Health and with the advice of the Oklahoma Hospital

Advisory Council hereinafter provided for, shall promulgate rules

and standards for the construction and operation of hospitals, for

which licenses are required by the terms of this article, to provide

for the proper care of patients. The promulgation of rules shall be

subject to and be governed by the provisions of the Administrative

Procedures Act.

B. Every hospital shall be periodically inspected by an

authorized representative of the Commissioner. Reports of such

inspections shall be on forms prescribed by the Commissioner, who

shall, after receipt of such reports, take such action as deemed

necessary by the Commission to have corrected any deficiencies or

violations of the rules and standards of the Board shown in such

reports.

C. Hospitals licensed pursuant to the provisions of this

article shall not be exempt from being inspected or licensed under

laws relating to hotels, restaurants, lodging houses, boarding

houses and places of refreshment.

D. 1. Every hospital that offers or provides inpatient

psychiatric or chemical dependency treatment services to persons

eighteen (18) years of age or younger shall offer, provide or

otherwise make available community-based programs and services and

may make such programs and services available directly, through

contract, or other appropriate means as determined by the State

Department of Health.

2. For the purposes of this subsection the term "community-

based services" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined

by Section 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.