OKLAHOMA VOICE: Legislature slaps restrictions on who can oversee Oklahoma’s mental health settlement agreement

OKLAHOMA VOICE: Legislature slaps restrictions on who can oversee Oklahoma’s mental health settlement agreement

OKLAHOMA CITY – Amid ongoing turmoil, the Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that appears to require someone other than the state’s current mental health commissioner to oversee compliance with a landmark mental health settlement agreement.

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