Oklahoma Jail Standards, OAC 310:670-5-6(19): Licensed Pest Control Professionals Under Contract

Citation

Oklahoma Administrative Code, Title 310 (Oklahoma State Department of Health), Chapter 670 (Jail Standards), Subchapter 5, §310:670-5-6, “Safety, sanitary and hygiene standards,” paragraph (19). Read from the Department’s compilation (labeled “Unofficial Rules Effective September 13, 2019”) and verified against the official Oklahoma Register, Volume 36, Number 24 (September 3, 2019), on September 26, 2026. Paragraph (19) carries no amendment markup in that issue; it is pre-existing text.

What It Says (Verbatim)

§310:670-5-6 (lead-in):

“The administrator shall develop and implement policies and procedures for the safety and maintenance of sanitation throughout the facility. These shall include at least the following:”

Paragraph (19):

“(19) Any condition conducive to harboring or breeding insects, rodents or other vermin shall be eliminated immediately. Licensed pest control professionals shall be contracted to perform pest control on a scheduled basis specified in the facility policy and procedure.”

§310:670-5-8(3), delousing:

“(3) Delousing procedures shall be developed in coordination with the designated medical authority and used whenever vermin are detected.”

What It Means in Plain Language

1. Conducive conditions: immediately. Anything that lets insects, rodents or other vermin harbor or breed must be eliminated immediately.
2. A licensed contractor, not staff. Pest control is performed by licensed pest control professionals under contract.
3. The facility sets the schedule. The rule sets no minimum frequency; the schedule is whatever the facility’s policy and procedure specifies, so that policy is the standard it will be measured against.
4. Delousing is medical. Procedures are developed with the designated medical authority and used whenever vermin are detected.

Who It Applies To

City and county detention facilities and lockups inspected by the State Department of Health under the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act (74 O.S. § 192), as enacted in its current form by SB 595 (2025).

74 O.S. § 192(B), as amended by SB 595 (2025):

“B. Except as provided in this section, all detention facilities and lockup facilities shall operate in compliance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act.”

Documentation Evidence

• The facility policy that sets the pest control schedule
• The contract with a licensed pest control professional and the provider’s license
• Service records matching the scheduled basis in the policy
• Records showing conducive conditions were found and eliminated, with dates
• Delousing procedures and the medical authority’s sign-off

Confidence Notes

HIGH confidence. Paragraph (19) was read in the Department’s compilation and in the official Oklahoma Register (where a running page header falls mid-sentence and was removed for matching), and matched in the Legal Information Institute copy. SB 595 (2025) enacted the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act; it has no pest language and directs the Commissioner to promulgate rules. Whether Chapter 670 has been re-promulgated since was not verified (the state’s rules site is a JavaScript application).