Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health

Effective 1-1-02, "all powers, duties, responsibilities, . . . of the State Board of Health, the State Department of Health, and the State Commissioner of Health relating exclusively to the regulation of the plumbing, electrical and mechanical trades, and building and construction inspectors [were] placed under the authority of the Construction Industries Board [59 O.S., § 1000.4(C)]." "In addition to rules promulgated by the Construction Industries Board, rules promulgated by the State Board of Health prior to January 1, 2002 shall be the rules of the Construction Industries Board and shall continue in effect until such rules are amended or repealed by rules promulgated by the Construction Industries Board." [59 O.S., § 1000.4(A)(3)] The Construction Industries Board promulgated emergency rules effective 1-22-02 (Chapters 10, 30, 40, 50, and 60) and 2-1-02 (Chapter 1), and superseded the emergency rules with permanent rules effective 5-28-02. .For additional information about this transfer of rulemaking authority, see 59 O.S., §§ 1000.1 et seq. .For emergency rules promulgated by the Construction Industries Board on 1-22-02 and 2-1-02, see 19 Ok Reg 719, 721, 726, 732, 738, and 1243. .For permanent rules promulgated by the Construction Industries Board, see OAC 158. .For related rules of the Oklahoma State Department of Health promulgated prior to 1-1-02, see Title 310, Chapters 6, 7, 110, 245, 275, 290, and 310 in the 2001 OAC Edition and emergency amendments to 310:290 published at 18 Ok Reg 3591.

Effective 7-1-93, some programs and functions of the Oklahoma State Department of Health were transferred to the newly-created Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Rules "relating to such programs and functions transferred . remain [ed] in effect until the promulgation of rules by the [DEQ]" [Laws 1993, c. 145, § 8]. For additional information on this transfer, see Laws 1993, c. 145 and Laws 1992, c. 398.