Oklahoma Code § 63-6302

Closing, evacuation, or decontamination of facilities –
Decontamination or destruction of materials – Enforcement powers.
A.  The public health authority shall ascertain the existence of
cases of an illness or health condition that may be potential causes
of a catastrophic health emergency; investigate all such cases for
sources of infection or contamination and to ensure that they are
subject to proper control measures; and define the distribution of
the illness or health condition.  To fulfill these duties, the
public health authority shall identify exposed individuals as
follows:
1.  Acting on information developed in accordance with Section 6
of this act, or other reliable information, the public health
authority shall identify all individuals thought to have been
exposed to an illness or health condition that may be a potential
cause of a catastrophic health emergency; and
2.  The public health authority shall counsel and interview such
individuals where needed to assist in the positive identification of
exposed individuals and develop information relating to the source
and spread of the illness or health condition.  Such information
includes the name and address, including city and county, of any

person from whom the illness or health condition may have been
contracted and to whom the illness or health condition may have
spread.
B.  The public health authority, for examination purposes, shall
close, evacuate, or decontaminate any facility or decontaminate or
destroy any material when the authority reasonably suspects that
such facility or material may endanger the public health.
C.  The public health authority may enforce the provisions of
this section in accordance with existing enforcement rules.  An
order of the public health authority given to effectuate the
purposes of this section shall be enforceable immediately by the
public safety authority.

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