LOFT shares findings of Dept. of Mental Health investigation with lawmakers

Mental health agency launches new CFO search following Oklahoma lawmaker grilling

OKLAHOMA CITY – A day after telling lawmakers it wouldn’t hire a chief financial officer until it “gets through” its budget situation, a state agency said it is moving forward with filling the position permanently.

Lawmakers frustrated by agency CFO’s inability to answer budget questions

OKLAHOMA CITY — House lawmakers questioned the qualifications of the mental health department’s chief financial officer after he was unable to provide basic information about the agency’s budget shortfall and why it cannot pay its bills.

LOFT shares findings of Dept. of Mental Health investigation with lawmakers

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) released its findings concerning the finances of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services on Monday. LOFT executive director, Regina Birchum, testified in front of House lawmakers after she said she spent the past six weeks wading through the department’s budget. "I believe that the agency does need a new budget, one that reflects re…

LOFT presents findings of State Department of Mental Health financial mismanagement

OKLAHOMA CITY — State lawmakers want to again question department heads at the State Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) after key findings from the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT).

Mental health agency launches new CFO search following Oklahoma lawmaker grilling • Oklahoma Voice

Skip Leonard, interim chief financial officer for the Oklahoma mental health department, takes an oath to give a special House committee testimony on the agency's financial shortfalls on April 24, 2025 at the state Capitol. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY – A day after telling lawmakers it wouldn’t hire a chief financial officer until it “gets through” its budget situation, a state agency said it is moving forward with filling…

Committee receives presentation on Department of Mental Health finances

A LOFT investigation found poor accounting practices, not misconduct, caused the Oklahoma mental health agency’s financial shortfall. The post Committee receives presentation on Department of Mental Health finances first appeared on The Journal Record.