STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 53rd Legislature (2011)

SENATE BILL 680	By:	Jolley

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to community mental health centers; amending Section 14, Chapter 488, O.S.L. 2002, as last amended by Section 12, Chapter 287, O.S.L. 2010 (43A O.S. Supp. 2010, Section 3-306.1), which relates to community mental health center certification; clarifying language; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     Section 14, Chapter 488, O.S.L. 2002, as last amended by Section 12, Chapter 287, O.S.L. 2010 (43A O.S. Supp. 2010, Section 3-306.1), is amended to read as follows:
Section 3-306.1.  A.  The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall promulgate rules and standards for certification of a facility or organization that desires to be certified as a community mental health center.  No community mental health center shall operate or continue to operate unless the facility complies with the rules and standards promulgated by the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and is certified as required by this section.
B.  Applications for certification as a community mental health center shall be made to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services on prescribed forms.  The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, or the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services upon delegation by the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, may certify the community mental health centers for a period of three (3) years subject to renewal as provided in the rules promulgated by the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
C.  The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is authorized to establish and collect certification and renewal fees for certification of community mental health centers as provided in Section 3-324 of this title.
D.  Certified community mental health centers shall comply with standards adopted by the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.  Such standards shall be in compliance with:
1.  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations;
2.  The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities; or
3.  Approved medical and professional standards as determined by the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
E.  Failure to comply with rules and standards promulgated by the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall be grounds for revocation, suspension or nonrenewal of certification.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2011.

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