Bill seen as threat to independence of health departments
Bill seen as threat to independence of health departments By: Paul Monies Oklahoma Watch March 10, 2021 ICU nurse Erica Arrocha talks with Gov. Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma State Commissioner of Health Dr. Lance Frye before administering the state’s first COVID-19 vaccine at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City on Dec. 14, 2020. (Photo by Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch) Local board members in Oklahoma and Tulsa counties are casting a skeptical eye at a House bill that would give the state health commissioner a voice on their local governing boards and veto authority over an...