§ 63-2654.3. Authority of Director.

The Director may:

1.  Employ any and all coordination measures necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Oklahoma Poison Control Act;

2.  Engage in any educational program or effort if, in the judgment of the Director, such activity would effectuate the purposes of the Oklahoma Poison Control Act;

3.  Employ experts and consultants and compensate those individuals at rates determined by the Director;

4.  Engage in programs of experimental or demonstrational research;

5.  Appoint an advisory committee to assist in the development and review of rules promulgated under the authority of the Oklahoma Poison Control Act and reimburse the members for their expenses;

6.  Accept and administer loans, grants, or other funds and gifts, conditional or otherwise, from the federal government and any and all other public or private sources;

7.  Formulate, promulgate, adopt, amend, and enforce rules and regulatory standards necessary to effectuate the Oklahoma Poison Control Act; and

8.  Establish and charge fees for the provision of nonemergency informational and educational services as well as contract therefor.

Added by Laws 1994, c. 364, § 3, emerg. eff. June 10, 1994.