Oklahoma § 56-205 - Replacement or reimbursement for certain eyeglasses and

§ 56-205. Replacement or reimbursement for certain eyeglasses and

contact lenses - Payment or reimbursement for certain eye

examinations prohibited.

The Department of Human Services is authorized to replace or

make reimbursement for the eyeglasses or contact lenses of any

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons

employee at the Northern Oklahoma Resource Center of Enid, Southern

Oklahoma Resource Center of Pauls Valley, Hissom Memorial Center,

and any other juvenile institution subject to the jurisdiction of

the Department of Human Services, if said eyeglasses or contact

lenses are damaged by a resident of said schools, center or

institutions while the employee is engaged in the performance of his

duties. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Services is authorized to replace or make reimbursement for the

eyeglasses or contact lenses of any employee at Central State

Hospital, Eastern State Hospital, Western State Psychiatric Center,

the Community Mental Health Centers and Substance Abuse Services if

said eyeglasses or contact lenses are damaged by a resident of said

facilities while the employee is engaged in the performance of his

duties. The J.D. McCarty Center is authorized to replace or make

reimbursement for the eyeglasses or contact lenses of any employee,

if said eyeglasses or contact lenses are damaged by a resident of

said facility while the employee is engaged in the performance of

his duties. The eyeglasses or contact lenses shall be of comparable

kind, quality and cost. The Department of Human Services, the

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the

J.D. McCarty Center are not authorized to make payment or

reimbursement for eye examinations necessary for the replacement of

or reimbursement for said eyeglasses or contact lenses.

Added by Laws 1984, c. 121, § 1, emerg. eff. April 10, 1984.

Amended by Laws 1990, c. 51, § 117, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990; Laws

1992, c. 307, § 7, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 323, § 6, emerg.

eff. June 7, 1993; Laws 1998, c. 268, § 16, eff. July 1, 1998.