§ 43A-3-107a — Northwest Center for Behavioral Health - Services

provided - Component entities - Transfer of property and records. A. The Northwest Center for Behavioral Health at Fort Supply, Oklahoma, is hereby created and designated a facility within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The facility shall be operated under the supervision of the Department and shall consist of those entities formerly known as: 1. Western State Hospital, Fort Supply; 2. Northwest Oklahoma Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Center; 3. Fort Supply Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center at Fort Supply; and 4. Western State Psychiatric Center, Fort Supply. B. Northwest Center for Behavioral Health shall serve as a regional inpatient mental health and substance abuse services center serving counties deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Northwest Center for Behavioral Health shall also provide outpatient mental health and substance abuse services to Alfalfa, Beaver, Cimarron, Ellis, Harper, Major, Texas, Woods and Woodward Counties, and any other counties deemed appropriate by the Commissioner. C. The Department is authorized to effect the transfer of property, records, equipment, supplies and funds, and encumbrances from Western State Hospital, Northwest Oklahoma Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Center, and Fort Supply Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center to the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1993, c. 323, § 4, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 46, § 12, emerg. eff. April 8, 2003.