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63 OK Stat § 63-1-860.16 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-860.16. Hospice Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Health, to be designated the "Hospice Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Department, from any monies received as a result of fees received pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Hospice Licensing Act and any monies appropriated to the fund by law. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department to effectuate the provisions of the Oklahoma Hospice Licensing Act. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |Added by Laws 1991, c. 217, § 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 487.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-862 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-862. Continuing education requirements for administrators.

|A. All administrators operating a hospice program in this state shall be required to complete eight (8) hours of continuing education each calendar year. |B. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules concerning the qualifications of continuing education courses for administrators of hospice programs. Courses shall consist of a minimum of forty-five (45) minutes in length and may be completed either in person or online. Two (2) of the eight (8) hours shall be composed of ethics, and membership in a statewide organization relating to hospice care shall be considered as completion of one (1) hour of ethics credit each year. The Board may collaborate with statewide organizations specializing in the administration of hospice care to develop the qualifications provided for in this subsection.C. A hospice program shall be responsible for maintaining records demonstrating its administrator has completed the required continuing education. The State Department of Health may request copies of such records at any time.Added by Laws 2015, c. 34, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-865.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-865.1. Sheltered Workshop Act.

|A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Sheltered Workshop Act”. |B. The Sheltered Workshop Act allows individuals with developmental disabilities opportunities to participate in meaningful work or training activities. Each workshop will be licensed and provide a safe environment.Added by Laws 2011, c. 65, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-865.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-865.2. Definitions.

|As used in the Sheltered Workshop Act: |1. “Community services worker” means any person who:a.contracts with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to provide specialized foster care, habilitation training specialist services, or homemaker services to persons with developmental disabilities,b.is not a licensed health professional, andc.is employed by or under contract with a community services provider to provide for compensation or as a volunteer the following:(1)health-related services,(2)training, or(3)supportive assistance;2. “Contract” means the binding legal agreement to provide sheltered workshop services, entered into between the provider and the Developmental Disabilities Services Division of the Department of Human Services or the Oklahoma Health Care Authority;3. “DDSD” means the Developmental Disabilities Services Division of the Department of Human Services;4. “Department” means the Department of Human Services;5. “Developmental disability” means a severely chronic disability of a person which:a.is attributable to a physical or mental impairment or a combination of physical or mental impairments,b.is manifested before the person attains the age of twenty-two (22) years,c.is likely to continue indefinitely,d.results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity:(1)self-care,(2)receptive and expressive language,(3)learning,(4)mobility,(5)self-direction,(6)capacity for independent living, or(7)economic self-sufficiency, ande. reflects the need of the person for a combination and sequence of special interdisciplinary or generic care, treatment or other services which are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated;6. “Director” means the Director of Human Services;7. “Licensee” means a person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or association operating a sheltered workshop which is licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Sheltered Workshop Act;8. “Provider” means a person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, or other entity that contracts with the Developmental Disabilities Services Division of the Department of Human Services or the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to operate a sheltered workshop for persons with developmental disabilities;9. “Service recipient” means a person participating in the sheltered workshop; and10. “Sheltered workshop” means a facility, or any portion thereof, operated by a nonprofit organization, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or association whose purpose is to provide meaningful work or training activities to individuals with developmental disabilities and holds a current certificate under Section 14c of the Fair Labor Standards Act by the Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor.Added by Laws 2011, c. 65, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-865.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-865.5. Sheltered workshop conditional license.

|A. The Department of Human Services may issue a conditional license to any sheltered workshop if the Department finds that a violation exists in such sheltered workshop. The issuance of a conditional license shall revoke any license held by the sheltered workshop issued pursuant to the Sheltered Workshop Act. |B. Prior to the issuance of a conditional license, the Department shall review and approve a written plan of correction. The Department shall specify the violations which prevent issuance of a regular license and shall establish a time schedule for correction of the deficiencies. Retention of the license shall be conditional on meeting the requirements of the plan of correction. In the alternative or in addition to a conditional license, the Director of the Department of Human Services may withhold vendor payments due to a sheltered workshop under its programs until such time as the corrections are made or a plan of correction for all deficiencies is approved by the Department.C. Written notice of the decision to issue a conditional license shall be sent to the sheltered workshop together with the proposed plan of correction. The notice shall inform the sheltered workshop of its right to an informal conference prior to issuance of the conditional license and its right to a full hearing.D. If the sheltered workshop desires to have an informal conference it shall, within four (4) working days of receipt of notice, send a written request for an informal conference to the Department. The Department shall, within four (4) working days from the receipt of the request, hold an informal conference. Following the conference, the Department may affirm or overrule its previous decision, or modify the terms of the conditional license and plan of correction. The conditional license may be issued after the informal conference or after the time for requesting an informal conference has expired, prior to any further hearing.Added by Laws 2011, c. 65, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-865.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-865.6. Sheltered workshop license - Transfer.

|A. Except as provided in this section, a license to operate a sheltered workshop subject to the provisions of the Sheltered Workshop Act is not transferable. Operation of a sheltered workshop may only be transferred: |1. With the prior written approval of the Director of the Developmental Disabilities Services Division of the Department of Human Services or designee; and2. From the provider or licensee named in the application to another provider who has a current license or is deemed licensed in accordance with the requirements of the Sheltered Workshop Act.B. The transferor shall remain responsible for the operation of the sheltered workshop until the transfer is complete. The transferor shall remain liable for all penalties assessed which are imposed for violations occurring prior to transfer of operation. Any citation, problems identified by the Developmental Services Division prior to the transfer, or outstanding deficiencies remaining after the transfer are the responsibility of the transferee to correct.Added by Laws 2011, c. 65, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-865.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-865.7. Sheltered workshop inspection - Notice.

|A. Every sheltered workshop shall be inspected at least annually by a duly appointed representative of the Department of Human Services pursuant to rules promulgated by the Sheltered Workshop Act. |B. The Department shall inspect, survey, and evaluate each sheltered workshop to determine compliance with applicable licensure and program requirements and standards no less than annually and at any time the Department deems necessary.C. Any inspection, investigation, survey, or evaluation may be conducted without prior notice. Any licensee or applicant for a license shall be deemed to have given consent to any duly authorized employee or agent of the Department to enter and inspect the sheltered workshop in accordance with the provisions of the Sheltered Workshop Act. Refusal to permit such entry or inspection shall constitute grounds for the denial, nonrenewal, suspension or revocation of a license.D. The Department shall maintain a log, updated at least monthly and available for public inspection, which shall at a minimum detail:1. The name of the sheltered workshop and date of inspection, investigation, survey, or evaluation;2. Any deficiencies, lack of compliance, or violation noted at the inspection, investigation, survey, or evaluation;3. The date a notice of violation, license denial, nonrenewal, suspension, or revocation was issued or other enforcement action occurred;4. Proposed dates for the resolution of deficiencies;5. The date corrections were completed, as verified by an inspection; and6. If the inspection or investigation was made pursuant to the receipt of a complaint, the date such complaint was received and the date the sheltered workshop was notified of the results of the inspection or investigation.Added by Laws 2011, c. 65, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-865.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-865.8. Criminal history records – Criminal background check - Confidentiality.

|A. Providers or licensees are required to conduct a search of criminal history records and the Oklahoma Department of Human Services Community Services Worker Registry (Registry) prior to permanent employment of any community services worker. The provider or licensee shall not hire, contract with, or use as a volunteer, a person whose name is listed in the Registry or who has a criminal background if the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation search reveals that the applicant has been convicted, pled guilty, or pled nolo contendere to misdemeanor assault and battery or any felony. The provider or licensee shall immediately cancel any temporary employment arrangement with a person whose name is listed in the Registry or whose background check reveals disqualifying violations of law. If a provider or licensee requests a waiver, the community service worker shall not work directly with service recipients until the provider receives a written decision by the Department. |B. At the request of a provider or licensee, a criminal background check search may be conducted on any person employed by the employer, including those persons excluded in subsection A of this section, at any time during the period of employment of such person. If the results of a criminal background check reveal the person has been convicted, pled guilty, or pled nolo contendere to misdemeanor assault and battery or any felony, the provider or licensee shall immediately terminate the person’s employment or contract.C. All criminal records received by the employer are confidential and are for the exclusive use of the Department and the employer which requested the information. Except upon court order, or with the written consent of the person being investigated, the records shall not be released or otherwise disclosed to any other person or agency. These records shall be destroyed after one (1) year from the end of employment of the person to whom such records relate.Added by Laws 2011, c. 65, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-870 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-870. Legislative statement of need.

|The Oklahoma State Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is an inadequate range of community-based services for frail elderly and disabled adults and that there is an urgent need to establish, support and regulate a community-based system of quality adult day care programs to: |1. Provide a protective social environment which may include health remedial, restorative and social services designed to maintain maximum independence and to prevent premature or inappropriate institutionalization of functionally impaired elderly or disabled adults;2. Provide periods of relief for family caregivers, sometimes called respite care, to enable them to continue caring for an impaired person at home; and3. Enable family caregivers to continue gainful employment.Added by Laws 1989, c. 192, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-871 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-871. Short title.

|Section 2 through 9 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Adult Day Care Act". |Added by Laws 1989, c. 192, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1989.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-872 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-872. Definitions.

|As used in the Adult Day Care Act: |1. "Adult day care center" or "center" means a facility which provides basic day care services to unrelated impaired adults for more than four (4) hours in a twenty-four-hour period. A center shall be a distinct entity, either freestanding or a separate program of a larger organization. A center shall have a separately verifiable staff, space, budget and participant record system. The terms "adult day care center" or "center" shall not include retirement centers and senior citizen centers;2. "Basic day care services" means supervised health, social supportive, and recreational services in a structured daytime program which serves functionally impaired adults who continue to live in their own homes, usually with the aid of family care givers;3. "Department" means the State Department of Health; and4. "Participant" means any person attending an adult day care center.Added by Laws 1989, c. 192, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 104, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1998, c. 319, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-873 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-873. Licensure requirements and standards - Centers required to be licensed.

|A. The State Commissioner of Health, with the advice of the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board, created pursuant to Section 1-1923 of this title, shall define minimum adult day care licensure requirements and rules including standards for: |1. Health and social services which may be provided to participants;2. The range of services to be provided by a center based on the type of participants to be served;3. Staff to participant ratios;4. Staff and volunteer qualifications;5. Staff training;6. Food services;7. Participant records and care plans;8. Antidiscrimination policies;9. Sanitary and fire standards; and10. Any other requirements necessary to ensure the safety and well-being of frail elderly and disabled adults.B. Centers to be licensed shall include all adult day care centers. Sheltered workshops and senior recreational centers which do not receive participant fees for services are not required to be licensed. It shall be unlawful to operate a center without first obtaining a license for such operation as required by the Adult Day Care Act, regardless of other licenses held by the operator. Organizations operating more than one center shall obtain a license for each site.C. The license for operation of a center shall be issued by the State Department of Health. The license shall:1. Not be transferable or assignable;2. Be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises;3. Be issued only for the premises named in the application; and4. Expire thirty-six (36) months from the date of issuance, provided an initial license shall expire one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of issuance. Licenses may be issued for a period of more than twelve (12) months, but not more than thirty-six (36) months, for the licensing period immediately following November 1, 2021, in order to permit an equitable distribution of license expiration dates to all months of the year.D. A center shall meet the safety, sanitation and food service standards of the State Department of Health.E. Local health, fire and building codes relating to adult day care centers shall be classified as an education use group.F. The issuance or renewal of a license after notice of a violation has been sent shall not constitute a waiver by the State Department of Health of its power to subsequently revoke the license or take other enforcement action for any violations of the Adult Day Care Act committed prior to issuance or renewal of the license.Added by Laws 1989, c. 192, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 104, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2000, c. 48, § 1, emerg. eff. April 14, 2000; Laws 2011, c. 105, § 34, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2021, c. 94, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-874 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-874. Application for license - Renewal - Proof of compliance with law.

|A. An applicant for a license to operate an adult day care center must file an application on a form approved by the State Department of Health and pay an initial license fee which shall be determined by the Department. |B. Applications for license renewal must be filed at least forty-five (45) days before the expiration date of the current license on a form approved by the Department and a license renewal fee must be paid which shall be determined by the Department. The license renewal fee shall be Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) per year of licensure. Revenue generated by the collection of license fees shall be deposited into the Department revolving fund and shall be used to help finance the costs associated with the licensing of such center.C. The applicant must provide evidence of compliance with the requirements of all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. In addition to other requirements, an applicant shall provide a statement of ownership and a financial statement.Added by Laws 1989, c. 192, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 94, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-875 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-875. Inspection by State Department of Health.

|The State Department of Health shall at least annually and whenever it deems necessary inspect each adult day care center to determine compliance with the Adult Day Care Act and rules and regulations promulgated thereto. |Any licensee or applicant for a license shall be deemed to have given consent to any duly authorized employee or agent of the Department to inspect and enter the home in accordance with the Adult Day Care Act or rules promulgated thereto. Refusal to permit such entry or inspection may constitute grounds for the denial, nonrenewal, suspension or revocation of a license.Added by Laws 1989, c. 192, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1989.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-876 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-876. Denial, suspension, non-renewal or revocation of license - notice - Hearing - Reinstatement of suspended license.

|A. The State Department of Health may deny, suspend, deny renewal or revoke the license of an applicant or a licensed adult day care center which fails to comply with the licensing requirements and rules and regulations specified by the provisions of the Adult Day Care Act. |B. The Department shall give a center thirty (30) days' written notice that its license is to be suspended or revoked, and shall take action at the end of that time if the center is still out of compliance. However, if the health and safety of participants is threatened, the suspension or revocation shall be effective immediately, and the center closed.C. Holders of suspended or revoked licenses shall be entitled to a hearing before Department licensure officials if requested within ten (10) days of their notification. The hearing shall be held at least ten (10) days before final action is taken and conducted pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.D. Suspended licenses may be reinstated if deficiencies are corrected within a time frame established by the Department.Added by Laws 1989, c. 192, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1989.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-877 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-877. Discontinuance of operation of a center - Notification of participants and Department - Surrender of license.

|A. If an adult day care center ceases operations, the center shall notify the participants in writing of its intention to do so at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of closure unless the Department has ordered immediate closure, which would require immediate participant notification. If ceasing operations for any reason other than license revocation, the center shall also notify the Department of its intention to do so at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of closure. |B. Immediately upon discontinuance of operations of a center, the owner-operator shall surrender the license to the Department and the license shall be canceled.Added by Laws 1989, c. 192, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1989.