{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-75-75-311.1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 75, § 75-311.1","heading":"Department of Health - Final agency orders - Authority","body":"A. The Commissioner of the State Department of Health may\n\ndelegate the authority to issue a final agency order adverse to a\n\nparty to an agency administrative law judge if:\n\n1. The administrative law judge has a general knowledge of the\n\nPublic Health Code, and rules promulgated thereto;\n\n2. The administrative law judge:\n\na. is currently licensed to practice law by the Supreme\n\nCourt of this state,\n\nb. has a working knowledge of the Administrative\n\nProcedures Act and administrative rules of the State\n\nDepartment of Health,\n\nc. is not an owner, stockholder, employee or officer of,\n\nnor has any other business relationship with, any\n\ncorporation, partnership, or other business or entity\n\nthat is subject to regulation by the State Department\n\nof Health,\n\nd. is separate and apart from the legal division or\n\noffice of general counsel of the State Department of\n\nHealth,\n\ne. is not responsible to or subject to the supervision or\n\ndirection of an employee or agent engaged in the\n\nperformance of investigative or prosecuting functions\n\nfor the State Department of Health, and\n\nf. has not been engaged in the performance of\n\ninvestigative or prosecuting functions for the State\n\nDepartment of Health regarding the party receiving the\n\nfinal agency order; and\n\n3. The Commissioner in delegating the authority to issue final\n\nagency orders adverse to a party pursuant to this section\n\nspecifically designates by written agency policy and procedure the\n\ntype or category of final agency order which may be issued by the\n\nadministrative law judge.\n\nB. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to\n\nauthorize or allow restraints on the authority of the Commissioner\n\nto adopt, reject, review, modify or correct the findings of fact and\n\nconclusions of law or any proposed order issued by the\n\nadministrative law judge.\n\nC. When the administrative law judge issues a final agency\n\norder, that order becomes the final order of the State Department of\n\nHealth without further proceeding unless there is a request for\n\nrehearing, reopening, or reconsideration pursuant to Section 317 of\n\nTitle 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes or a filing for judicial review\n\npursuant to Section 318 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes.","path":["OK Code","Title 75"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os75.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"4f14f17ef79aaebaacc12627c18ae0b2768f69817e4319e85d4f3cc459e89b74","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-75-75-311","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-75-75-311.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}