§43A-3-503.

§43A-3-503.
   
   A. There is hereby established an advisory committee to the
   Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services which shall
   be consulted with regard to the administration of the Oklahoma
   Comprehensive Mental Health Services for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
   Act. The advisory committee shall be composed of thirteen (13) members
   each of whom shall serve a term of five (5) years.
   
   1. Subject to the approval of the Board of Mental Health and Substance
   Abuse Services, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
   Services shall appoint nine of the members. Vacancies in these nine
   positions shall be filled by appointment by the Commissioner of Mental
   Health and Substance Abuse Services, subject to approval by the Board
   of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The members appointed
   by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
   shall include four members who shall be mental health professionals,
   two of whom shall have professional training and experience in the
   mental health treatment of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, one
   member who shall be the parent of a deaf or hard-of-hearing child, two
   members of whom represent community service agencies for the deaf and
   hard-of-hearing, and two persons who are knowledgeable in the field of
   education of the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
   
   2. The Director of the Department of Human Services or a designee
   shall serve as a member of the advisory committee.
   
   3. The Director of the Department of Human Services shall appoint
   three members who shall be deaf or hard-of-hearing persons subject to
   the approval of the Oklahoma Association of the Deaf. Vacancies in
   these three positions shall be filled by appointment by the Director
   of the Department of Human Services subject to the approval of the
   Commission for Human Services.
   
   4. Members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for
   all reasonable and necessary travel expenses actually incurred in the
   performance of their duties in accordance with the provisions of the
   State Travel Reimbursement Act.
   
   B. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,
   after consultation with the advisory committee, shall:
   
   1. Determine the policies to be followed in the operation and
   management of facilities operated pursuant to the program established
   by the Oklahoma Comprehensive Mental Health Services for the Deaf and
   Hard-of-Hearing Act; and
   
   2. Promulgate rules concerning the admission of patients to the
   program; and
   
   3. Enter into contractual arrangements for the operation of the
   facilities for the program.