Mental health; creating the Oklahoma Behavioral Health Vacancy Registry Act; requiring establishment of certain behavioral health vacancy registry; mandating certain reporting. Effective date.

The bill title was changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', indicating it is the final version ready for the Governor's signature.

The name 'Hefner' was added to the list of House sponsors, changing 'Roe of the House' to 'Roe and Hefner of the House'.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to page headers and line breaks throughout the document.

Added a new definition for 'staffed capacity' to distinguish it from 'licensed capacity', ensuring the registry tracks only beds that are operational and supported by sufficient staffing.

Modified the definition of 'covered facility' to explicitly include facilities subject to state or federal consent decrees.

Added a requirement for the registry to specifically support court-ordered competency evaluations and restoration services, including those arising from incompetency to stand trial.

Clarified that covered facilities must report 'staffed capacity' in addition to 'licensed capacity' to provide a more accurate picture of available treatment.

Added a dedicated forensic competency module to the registry to handle court-ordered evaluations and competency restoration services.

Introduced new legal definitions for 'available bed,' 'covered facility,' 'licensed capacity,' 'referral source,' and 'staffed capacity' to clarify the law's application.

Changed the codification location from Section 1-111 to Section 1-111.1 and added new sections (1-111.2 through 1-111.4) to organize definitions, registry functions, and reporting rules.

Mandated that covered facilities update registry information upon material changes and at intervals set by the Board, rather than just once per hour.

Required covered facilities to respond to registry placement requests within a specific time period and document acceptance or denial.

Clarified that hospitals are voluntary participants, while other licensed facilities are required to participate in the registry.