The purpose of this Subchapter is to set forth criteria and procedures for the disbursement of monies from the Behavioral Health Workforce Development Fund. All monies allocated to the Behavioral Health Workforce Development Fund by the Oklahoma Legislature will be appropriated to and budgeted for use by ODMHSAS for the purpose of repaying student loans for qualified behavioral health practitioners, increasing the number of psychiatric residencies, expanding licensure cohorts to increase the number of clinicians at master's level and above, and developing training, recruitment and supervision capacity. The aim of the fund is to increase the number of behavioral health practitioners providing services in underserved areas of the State by helping to recruit and retain qualified individuals.
Okla. Admin. Code § 450:1-13-1