{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-43a-43a-2-203","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-2-203","heading":"Classifications of employee positions - Exceptions","body":"The Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services\n\nshall classify as a part of the Merit System of Personnel\n\nAdministration all positions for which there are established Merit\n\nSystem Classifications, except those positions unique to hospital\n\nand clinic functions, those positions held by employees of the\n\nDepartment of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services who perform\n\nbehavioral health services, those positions in facilities that were\n\nformerly privately operated but are now under the operational and\n\nmanagement control of the Department, or those associated\n\nadministrative and support employees whose salaries are paid from\n\ncontractual agreements with managed care companies, health\n\nmaintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations,\n\nhospital or health care networks, insurance plans, private business\n\nor other government agencies; provided, the employment of personnel\n\nwhose salaries are paid from such contractual agreements shall be\n\nlimited to the duration of the contracts or renewals thereof under\n\nwhich such personnel are employed. Provided further, no employee\n\nshall have the salary of that employee decreased as a result of the\n\nclassification action herein directed.","path":["OK Code","Title 43A"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os43A.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"63edbf97f36d88306e632097a98f13adc6b6d1edfc109cdd5e18e3dcdfc633b9","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-43a-43a-2-202.1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-43a-43a-2-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}