law enforcement officers on communication. The Department of Public Safety, in consultation with Service Oklahoma, the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and other entities or individuals with expertise in autism, shall develop a program to assist and train law enforcement officers to effectively communicate with a person who has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by a licensed primary care physician, licensed psychologist, or licensed psychiatrist. In addition, the program shall include training in de-escalation methods when interacting with a person who has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, proper utilization of the registry established pursuant to Section 1 of this act, proper utilization of any specific information regarding an individual listed in the registry, and any other information that may be useful to law enforcement officers when interacting with a person who has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. The program established pursuant to this section shall be available annually to every state, tribal, county, and municipal law enforcement agency in this state.
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