supervision, management and control. A. Until July 1, 1993, the University Hospitals shall be under the jurisdiction, supervision, management and control of the Department of Human Services. B. Effective July 1, 1993, the University Hospitals are hereby transferred from the Department of Human Services to the University Hospitals Authority. C. The transfer shall include: 1. All powers, duties, responsibilities, properties, assets, fund balances, encumbrances, obligations, records, personnel and liabilities including, but not limited to, liability for all University Hospital employees’ sick leave, annual leave, holidays, unemployment benefits and workers’ compensation benefits accruing to employees prior to July 1, 1993, which are attributable to the University Hospitals; provided, however, that any claims arising under the Governmental Tort Claims Act and filed prior to July 1, 1993, and from any other actions filed prior to July 1, 1993, shall remain the responsibility of the Department of Human Services. All claims arising prior to July 1, 1993 and for which no action has been filed shall be paid by the Risk Management Program; 2. Oklahoma Children’s Hospital and all buildings and appurtenances located on land which is described as follows: Blocks B, 3, 4, 12 and 13, and the North 30 feet of Block 14; and Lots 6 through 15, Block 21, CULBERTSON HEIGHTS ADDITION less and except the West 7 feet of Lot 5 and all of Lots 6 through 19, and the East 5 feet of Lot 20 and the North 59.5 feet of Lots 21 through 26, and the North 59.5 feet of the West 49.5 feet of Lot 27, all in Block 13, CULBERTSON HEIGHTS ADDITION to the City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and also less and except the West 106 feet of the vacated Northeast 12th Street abutting said Block 13; and a part of Block 20, CULBERTSON HEIGHTS ADDITION and a part of the alleys adjacent thereto, and a part of the SW 1/4, Section 26, T12N, R3W, I.M., and a part of the SE 1/4, Sec. 27, T12N, R3W, I.M., Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, and a part of vacated Kelley Avenue adjacent thereto, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the NE corner of Block 20, CULBERTSON HEIGHTS ADDITION, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, thence S. 0 degrees 03’ 34” E. and along the East line of said Block 20 and along the West Right-of-Way line of Stonewall Avenue a distance of 10 ft. to the point or place of beginning; thence continuing S. 0 degrees 03’ 34” E. and along the East line of said Block 20 and along the West Right-of-Way line of Stonewall Avenue a distance of 341.27 ft., thence N. 89 degrees 54’ 35” W. a distance of 520.10 ft., thence N. 0 degrees 11’ 08” E. a distance of 18.0 ft.; thence N. 89 degrees 48’ 52” W. a distance of 12.0 ft.; thence N. 0 degrees 11’ 08” E. a distance of 6 ft.; thence N. 89 degrees 48’ 52” W. a distance of 21.5 ft., thence N. 0 degrees 11’ 08” E. a distance of 22.5 ft., thence N. 89 degrees 48’ 52” W. a distance of 286.5 ft., thence N. 89 degrees 48’ 52” W. a distance of 27.00 feet; thence N. 0 degrees 12’ 03” E. a distance of 72.50 feet; thence N. 89 degrees 48’ 51” W. a distance of 25.65 feet; thence N. 23 degrees 29’ 12” W. a distance of 250.50 feet to a point on the South Right- of-Way line of N.E. 13th Street; thence S. 89 degrees 48’ 51” E. and along the South Right-of-Way line of N.E. 13th Street a distance of 649.76 feet; to a point in the East line of said SE 1/4 of Section 27, T12N, R3W, thence S. 0 degrees 06’ 23” W. along the East line of said Section 27, a distance of 10.0 ft., thence N. 89 degrees 33’ 42” E. and parallel to and 10 ft., South of the North line of said Block 20 of said CULBERTSON HEIGHTS ADDITION a distance of 342.10 ft. to the point or place of beginning; and 3. a. University Hospital and all buildings and appurtenances located on land which is described as follows: A part of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 27, T12N, R3W of the Indian Meridian AND a part of the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 34, T12N, R3W, of the Indian Meridian, all in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Block 13, HOWE’S CAPITOL ADDITION; thence N. 0 degrees 10’ 36” E. along the East line of Phillips Avenue a distance of 674.64 feet to a point on the South line of Northeast 13th Street; thence S. 89 degrees 48’ 51” E. along the South line of said Northeast 13th Street a distance of 620.30 feet; thence S. 23 degrees 29’ 12” E. a distance of 250.50 feet; thence S. 89 degrees 48’ 51” E. a distance of 25.65 feet; thence S. 0 degrees 12’ 03” W. a distance of 72.50 feet; thence S. 89 degrees 48’ 51” E. a distance of 27.00 feet; thence S. 00 degrees 12’ 03” W. a distance of 443.57 feet; thence S. 89 degrees 43’ 03” E. a distance of 32.95 feet; thence S. 00 degrees 14’ 28” W. along the East line of a retaining wall a distance of 733.66 feet to a point on the South line of Block 1 of OAK PARK ADDITION; thence S. 89 degrees 52’ 55” W. along the South line of Blocks 1 and 7 of OAK PARK ADDITION a distance of 810.11 feet to the Southwest corner of said Block 7; thence N. 00 degrees 10’ 36” E. along the West line of said Block 7, OAK PARK ADDITION a distance of 213.87 feet; thence N. 89 degrees 49’ 24” W. a distance of 3.40 feet; thence N. 00 degrees 10’ 36” E. along the West line of Block 24, HOWE’S CAPITOL ADDITION a distance of 190.00 feet; thence S. 89 degrees 49’ 24” E. a distance of 8.10 feet; thence N. 00 degrees 10’ 36” E. along the West line of Block 18, HOWE’S CAPITOL ADDITION a distance of 405.00 feet to the Point of Beginning and containing 1,146,572 Square Feet or 26.32 Acres more or less, and b. All of Blocks 1 and 2 of Culbertson Heights Addition, and all of Block 3 and Lots 3 through 20 and the North 50 feet of Lots 21 through 38 of Block 12, Oak Park Addition to the City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma including the encompassed and abutting portions of the vacated Northeast 11th Street, Park Place and Northeast 10th Street, and the abutting portion of Everest Avenue and the alley way in Block 12 of the said Oak Park Addition. D. The Department of Human Services shall retain the Service Center Building and land located on: The South 100 feet of Block 12 and all of Block 17, Oak Park Addition to the City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma including the encompassed or abutting portions of vacated Everest Avenue and Northeast 9th Street. (219,300 sq. ft., 5.03 acres). E. Appropriate conveyances shall be executed to effectuate the transfers specified by subsections B, C and D of this section. Added by Laws 1993, c. 330, § 4, emerg. eff. June 8, 1993. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 495, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 285, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2025, c. 234, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.
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