Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2063c: Community health workers — Voluntary certification

A. The State Department of Health shall establish a certificate

for community health workers. This certification shall be

voluntary.

B. A certified community health worker may:

1. Serve as a liaison between health and social services and

the community to facilitate access to services, to improve the

quality of service delivery, and to maximize the efficiency of

service delivery by coordinating available resources and leveraging

partnerships with private, nonprofit, or faith-based organizations;

2. Assist individuals in attaining employment, education,

occupational training, or other means of supporting employment and

promoting self-sufficiency;

3. Assist in identifying and communicating gaps in current

community and health care resources; and

4. Build individual and community capacity by increasing health

knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as

outreach, community education, coaching, mentoring, social support,

and advocacy, including efforts within faith-based settings.

C. In carrying out the functions described in paragraph 1 of

subsection B of this section, community health workers shall

emphasize available resources of private, nonprofit, or faith-based

organizations, and shall not rely solely on public assistance

programs for delivery of services.