Section 1-503 - Reports of disease(a) The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing a system of reporting of cases of diseases diagnosed or detected by practicing physicians and/or clinical laboratories which come within the purview of this article. A reporting system established by the Board shall be applicable to penal and eleemosynary institutions. Failure or refusal to report diseases as required by the Board shall constitute a misdemeanor. (b) It shall be the duty of each local health officer to report the existence of disease in his jurisdiction, as may be required by rules and regulations of the State Board of Health.Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 1-503
Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 5, § 503.