The department is responsible for protecting the health of all Oklahomans and providing other essential human services.
The OSDH serves as the primary public health protection agency in the state.
The Commissioner is the executive officer of the department and is the lead public health authority in the state.
[3] As of January 2022[update], under Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt, Kevin Corbett serves as Cabinet Secretary (and CEO of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority) and Keith Reid, RN serves as the Interim Commissioner of Health.
Reid succeeded Colonel Lance Frye, MD who also served under Governor Kevin Stitt from May 2020 until his resignation on October 25, 2021.