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OK SB66
Bill
Status
2/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
Don Barrington
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AI Summary
SB 66 Summary
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Amends 43A O.S. 2001, Section 3-101 to require (rather than permit) the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to maintain 12 specified facilities for state residents.
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Lists 12 mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities that shall be maintained, including Griffin Memorial Hospital in Norman, Oklahoma Forensic Center in Vinita, and other regional centers across the state.
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Changes statutory language from "may be maintained" to "shall be maintained," making facility preservation mandatory rather than discretionary.
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Effective date: November 1, 2011.
Legislative Description
Mental health and substance abuse facilities; requiring legislative action for the closure of certain facilities. Effective date.
Health and Mental Health
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Committee then to Appropriations Committee
2/8/2011