Oklahoma SB1794: Mental health; creating the Oklahoma Behavioral Health Vacancy Registry Act; requiring establishment of certain behavioral health vacancy registry; mandating certain reporting. Effective date.

What the bill says

An Act relating to mental health; creating the Oklahoma Behavioral Health Vacancy Registry Act; providing short title; defining terms; requiring establishment of certain behavioral health vacancy registry; describing registry; requiring registry to include certain dedicated forensic competency module; mandating certain participation and reporting; requiring certain updates and accurate reporting; allowing registry access and placement requests by authorized referral sources; imposing certain requirements and restrictions on covered facilities; stating certain grounds for corrective action…

From the enrolled text, May 6, 2026:

An Act relating to mental health; creating the Oklahoma Behavioral Health Vacancy Registry Act; providing short title; defining terms; requiring establishment of certain behavioral health vacancy registry; describing registry; requiring registry to include certain dedicated forensic competency module; mandating certain participation and reporting; requiring certain updates and accurate reporting; allowing registry access and placement requests by authorized referral sources; imposing certain requirements and restrictions on covered facilities; stating certain grounds for corrective action; making registry participation voluntary for hospitals; authorizing, requiring, and prohibiting certain acts by hospitals; providing certain construction; authorizing certain audits and administrative remedies; directing confidentiality of registry data and compliance with privacy laws; authorizing certain public reporting; requiring issuance of certain request for proposals; imposing certain requirements and restrictions related to request for proposals; directing promulgation of rules; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Behavioral health vacancy registry SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-111.1 of Title 43A, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Behavioral Health Vacancy Registry Act". SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-111.2 of Title 43A, unless there is created …