Midwest City, OK Public Health Rules: Food Handler Certification (2026)
Key Facts
- Requirement
- At least one certified operator per establishment
- Certifying agency
- Oklahoma City-County Health Department
- Certificate term
- Valid three years from issuance
- Renewal
- Update course within 6 months of expiry
- Posting
- Certificate must be posted on-site
Summary
Midwest City food service establishments must employ at least one certified food service operator on-site, holding a current certificate issued by the Oklahoma City-County Health Department.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, operating or managing any food service establishment within the City of Midwest City to fail to employ or fail to keep in his employment at least one (1) certified food service operator who is a full-time supervisory personnel employee of said establishment and who has a valid and current food service operator's certificate as issued by the Director of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department or his authorized representative. A certified operator must be an on-site employee and only use his/her certificate at that location.(b)Whenever the food service operator holding the certificate terminates employment, is terminated, or transferred to another food establishment, the person owning, operating or managing the food establishment shall be allowed thirty (30) days from the date of termination or transfer of the certificate holder to comply with this section. The person owning, operating or managing the food establishment shall have ten (10) days to notify the regulatory authority in writing, of termination or transfer of the supervisory personnel certificate holder. (Ord. No. 1968, § 1, 7-24-84)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 21).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 16-23 requires every food service establishment in Midwest City to keep at least one full-time supervisory employee certified as a food service operator, with a certificate issued by the Oklahoma City-County Health Department. The certified operator must work on-site and use the certificate only at that location. Section 16-24 exempts establishments that only sell beverages or prepackaged food, temporary events, or places that don't prepare food. Certificates run three years (§ 16-25) and must be posted in the establishment (§ 16-27). Violators face a fine under § 1-8, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense (§ 16-30).
Violations & Fines
Operating without a certified food service operator on staff, or altering a certificate, is a Code violation punishable by a fine under § 1-8; each day of continued violation is a separate offense.
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