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63 OK Stat § 63-1-1950.4a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1950.4a. Uniform employment application for nurse aides - Providing false information - Penalties.

|A. It shall be unlawful for any person to provide false information regarding a criminal conviction on the uniform employment application for nurse aides. The State Department of Health shall amend the uniform employment application to include a statement informing the applicant of this provision. |B. Any violation of the provisions of subsection A of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor. Every violator, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.Added by Laws 2003, c. 344, § 1, emerg. eff. May 29, 2003.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1950.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1950.5. Caregiver - Solicitation or acceptance of gifts - Offense.

|A. 1. It shall be unlawful for a caregiver to solicit or accept anything of value greater than One Dollar ($1.00) from any person in the caregiver’s care; provided, however, nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a group of individuals, including family members and friends of residents, from establishing an employee recognition program consisting of voluntary, anonymous and confidential donations to care providers; provided further, no care provider shall be included in the group making decisions regarding the disbursement. Such donations may be disbursed pursuant to procedures established by the group. |2. As used in this section, “caregiver” means a person who is:a.the paid agent or employee of:(1)an assisted living center,(2)a nursing facility, specialized facility, or residential care home as such terms are defined in Section 1-1902 of this title,(3)an adult day care center as such term is defined in Section 1-872 of this title,(4)a home health or home care agency, or(5)the Department of Human Services, in its capacity as an operator of any hospital or health care institution, or as a contractor with providers under the Personal Care Services Program, orb.a personal care attendant hired by a consumer under the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services (Oklahoma CD-PASS) Program.“Caregiver” does not include a guardian, limited guardian, or conservator as such terms are defined in the Oklahoma Guardianship and Conservatorship Act.B. Any person who violates the provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.Added by Laws 2001, c. 393, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 71, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 285, § 3, eff. July 1, 2004.NOTE: Laws 2004, c. 249, § 4 repealed by Laws 2005, c. 1, § 93, emerg. eff. March 15, 2005.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1950.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1950.6. Effective date - Definitions.

|A. Sections 1-1950.6 through 1-1950.9 of this title shall be effective September 1, 2005. |B. As used in Sections 1-1950.6 through 1-1950.9 of this title:1. “Board” means the State Board of Health;2. "Bureau" means the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation;3. "Department" means the State Department of Health;4. “Nursing facility” means a nursing facility and specialized facility as such terms are defined in Section 1-1902 of this title;5. “Nontechnical services worker” means a person employed by a nursing facility to provide, for compensation, nontechnical services in or upon the premises of a nursing facility. The term “nontechnical services worker” shall not include a nurse aide, or any person who is exempt from the criminal arrest check provisions of Section 1-1950.1 of this title; and6. “Nontechnical services” means services that:a.are performed in or on the premises of a nursing facility and that are predominantly physical or manual in nature, andb.involve or may involve patient contact including, but not limited to, housekeeping, janitorial or maintenance services, food preparation and administrative services.Added by Laws 2002, c. 470, § 2, eff. July 1, 2002. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 465, § 7, emerg. eff. June 9, 2005.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1950.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1950.7. Nontechnical services worker abuse registry.

|A. The State Department of Health shall establish a registry for those nontechnical services workers that have been noted to have committed abuse, verbal abuse, or exploitation of a resident in a nursing facility. |B. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules to establish and maintain the nontechnical services worker abuse registry. Such rules may include, but need not be limited to:1. A procedure for notation in the abuse registry of a final State Department of Health investigative finding or an Administrative Law Judge finding of abuse, verbal abuse, or exploitation, as these terms are defined in Section 10-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, of an individual by a nontechnical services worker;2. A procedure for notice and due process for a nontechnical services worker or applicant before the entering of such person's name in the abuse registry as having a final Department investigative finding or Administrative Law Judge finding of abuse, verbal abuse, or exploitation of an individual; and3. Disclosure requirements for information in the abuse registry.C. The nontechnical services worker abuse registry shall include, but not be limited to, the following information on each nontechnical services worker:1. The individual's full name;2. Information necessary to identify each individual;3. The date the individual's name was placed in the abuse registry; and4. Information on any final Department investigative finding or Administrative Law Judge finding of abuse, verbal abuse or exploitation, as these terms are defined in Section 10-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, concerning the nontechnical services worker.D. A nontechnical services worker or applicant who is adversely affected by an Administrative Law Judge finding of abuse, verbal abuse or exploitation of an individual may seek judicial review pursuant to the provisions of Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act. The finding of the Administrative Law Judge may be appealed to the district court in which the nontechnical services worker or applicant resides within thirty (30) days of the date of the decision. A copy of the petition shall be served by mail upon the general counsel of the Department.Added by Laws 2002, c. 470, § 3, eff. July 1, 2002.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1950.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1950.9. Fine and imprisonment.

|Any violation of the provisions of Sections 2 through 4 of this act shall be deemed a misdemeanor and, upon conviction or plea of guilty or nolo contendere, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), but not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). In addition to the fine, such violator may be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days. Each day that the violation continues shall be considered to be a separate violation. |Added by Laws 2002, c. 470, § 5, eff. July 1, 2002.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1951.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1951.1. Rules and implementation.

|The State Board of Health and the War Veterans Commission shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 379, § 8, emerg. eff. May 29, 2013.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1955.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1955.1. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Act”. |Added by Laws 2004, c. 283, § 1.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1955.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1955.2. Definitions.

|As used in the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: |1. “Asset disregard” means the total assets an individual owns and may retain upon application for the state Medicaid program and still qualify for benefits if the individual:a.is a beneficiary of a Long-Term Care Partnership Program approved policy, andb.has exhausted the benefits of such policy.Asset disregard is increased by One Dollar ($1.00) for each One Dollar ($1.00) of benefit paid out under the individual’s long-term insurance policy if the individual purchased the policy through the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Program;2. “Authority” means the Oklahoma Health Care Authority;3. “State Medicaid program” means the federal medical assistance program established under Title XIX of the Social Security Act; and4. “Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Program approved policy” means a long-term care insurance policy that is approved by the Insurance Department and provided through state-approved long-term care insurers through the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Program.Added by Laws 2004, c. 283, § 2.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1955.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1955.3. Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Program - Purposes - Exhaustion of benefits - Asset disregard.

|A. Upon repeal of the restrictions to asset protection contained in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Public Law 103-66, 107 Stat. 312, there shall be established the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Program, to be administered by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, with the assistance of the Insurance Department, to do the following: |1. Provide incentives for individuals to insure against the costs of providing for their long-term care needs;2. Provide a mechanism for individuals to qualify for coverage of the cost of their long-term care needs under the state Medicaid program without first being required to substantially exhaust their resources;3. Provide counseling services to individuals in planning for their long-term care needs; and4. Alleviate the financial burden on the state’s Medicaid program by encouraging the pursuit of private initiatives.B. Upon exhaustion of benefits under a Long-Term Care Partnership Program policy, certain resources of an individual, as described in subsection C of this section, shall not be considered by the Authority when determining any of the following:1. Medicaid eligibility;2. The amount of any Medicaid payment; and3. Any subsequent recovery by the state of a payment for medical services.C. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall amend the state Medicaid program to allow for asset disregard. The Authority shall provide for asset disregard by counting insurance benefits paid under a policy toward asset disregard to the extent the payments are for covered services under the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Program for purchasers of an Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Program approved policy.Added by Laws 2004, c. 283, § 3.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1955.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1955.4. Eligibility for assistance under state Medicaid program - Continuing eligibility for asset disregard - Reciprocal agreements.

|A. An individual who is a beneficiary of an Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Program approved policy is eligible for assistance under the state Medicaid program using asset disregard pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of Section 3 of the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Act. |B. If the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Program is discontinued, an individual who purchased an Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Program approved policy prior to the date the program was discontinued shall be eligible to receive asset disregard.C. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to extend the asset disregard to residents of the state who purchase long-term care policies in another state which has an asset disregard program that is substantially similar to the asset disregard program as established under the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Act.Added by Laws 2004, c. 283, § 4.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1955.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1955.5. Promulgation of rules.

|The Oklahoma Health Care Authority and the Insurance Department are hereby authorized to promulgate rules to implement and administer the provisions of the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Act. |Added by Laws 2004, c. 283, § 5.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1955.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1955.6. Long-term care insurance policies - Notice regarding asset disregard and asset tests.

|A. A long-term care insurance policy issued after the effective date of this act shall contain a notice provision to the consumer detailing in plain language the current law pertaining to asset disregard and asset tests. |B. The notice to the consumer under subsection A of this section shall be developed by the Insurance Commissioner.Added by Laws 2004, c. 283, § 6.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1956.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1956.1. Definitions.

|As used in Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title: |1. "Assisted living center" shall have the same meaning as provided by Section 1-890.2 of this title;2. "Authorized electronic monitoring" means the placement of electronic monitoring devices in the common areas or room of a resident of a nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility and the tapes or recordings from such devices pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title;3. "Authorized electronic monitoring devices" means:a.video surveillance cameras installed in the common areas or resident's room under the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title, orb.audio devices installed in the room of a resident under the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title that are designed to acquire communications or other sounds occurring in the room;4. "Continuum of care facility" shall have the same meaning as provided by Section 1-890.2 of this title;5. "Nursing facility" means the term as defined in Section 1-1902 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;6. "Representative of a resident" means a court-appointed guardian or, if there is no court-appointed guardian, the parent of a minor, a relative or other person, designated in writing by the resident; provided, that any owner, operator, administrator or employee of a facility subject to the provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act, the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act, the Residential Care Act or the Group Homes for the Developmentally Disabled or Physically Handicapped Persons Act shall not be appointed guardian or limited guardian of a resident of the nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility unless the owner, operator, administrator or employee is the spouse of the resident or a relative of the resident within the second degree of consanguinity and is otherwise eligible for appointment;7. "Resident" means a person residing in a nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility; and8. "Unauthorized electronic monitoring" means electronic, mechanical, or other devices that do not meet the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title and that are specifically used for the nonconsensual interception of wire or electronic communications.Added by Laws 2013, c. 204, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2020, c. 39, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020. Renumbered from § 1-1953.1 of this title by Laws 2020, c. 39, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1956.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1956.2. Notice of electronic monitoring - Refusal to admit - Signs.

|A. A nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility shall provide written notice to each resident, or to the representative of a resident, that authorized electronic monitoring of a resident's room conducted under the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title is not compulsory and shall only be conducted with the written consent of the resident or the representative of the resident. |B. A nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility shall not refuse to admit an individual to residency in the facility or center and shall not remove a resident from a facility or center because of authorized electronic monitoring of a resident's room.C. A nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility shall post at or near its main entrances a sign that clearly states that electronic monitoring and audio devices may be in use in the facility or center.Added by Laws 2013, c. 204, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2020, c. 39, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2020. Renumbered from § 1-1953.2 of this title by Laws 2020, c. 39, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1956.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1956.3. Obstruction of electronic monitoring devices - Penalties.

|A. No person or entity shall intentionally hamper, obstruct, tamper with, or destroy an electronic monitoring device installed in a nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility. |B. Any person or entity that intentionally hampers, obstructs, tampers with, or destroys a recording or an electronic monitoring device installed in a nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Section 1993 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.C. No person or entity shall intercept a communication or disclose or use an intercepted communication of an electronic monitoring device placed or installed in a common area of a nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility without the express written consent of the facility, or, for an electronic monitoring device installed in a resident's room, the express written consent of the resident or the representative of the resident.Added by Laws 2013, c. 204, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2020, c. 39, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2020. Renumbered from § 1-1953.3 of this title by Laws 2020, c. 39, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1956.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1956.4. Admission into evidence.

|Subject to the provisions of law, a tape or recording created through the use of authorized electronic monitoring pursuant to this act may be admitted into evidence in a civil or criminal court action or administrative proceeding. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 204, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Renumbered from § 1-1953.4 of this title by Laws 2020, c. 39, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1956.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1956.5. Electronic monitoring of residents.

|A. A resident or the representative of a resident may conduct authorized electronic monitoring of the resident's room through the use of authorized electronic monitoring devices placed in the room pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title at the expense of such person or representative of the resident and with the written consent of any other resident living in the room. |B. A resident who conducts authorized electronic monitoring or the representative of the resident may post and maintain a notice at the entrance to the resident's room stating that the room is being monitored by an electronic monitoring device.C. Nothing in Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title shall be construed to prevent a resident or the representative of the resident from placing an electronic monitoring device in the resident's room at the expense of such person; however, if such resident is sharing a room with any other resident, the resident or the representative of the resident shall obtain written consent from such other resident or the representative of the resident living in the room and such consent shall be on a form prescribed by the State Department of Health and shall be placed on file with the administrator of the facility.D. If a resident residing in a shared room, or the representative of a resident residing in a shared room, desires to utilize an authorized electronic monitoring device and another resident living in such shared room refuses to consent to the use of an authorized electronic monitoring device, the nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility shall accommodate the resident or the representative of the resident desiring to utilize an authorized electronic monitoring device to move to another room if the resident or resident's representative requests such a room change within a reasonable amount of time.Added by Laws 2013, c. 204, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2020, c. 39, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2020. Renumbered from § 1-1953.5 of this title by Laws 2020, c. 39, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1956.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1956.6. Consent for electronic monitoring.

|A. A resident or representative of a resident who wishes to conduct authorized electronic monitoring shall be required to notify the nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility on the consent form prescribed by the State Department of Health. |B. The consent form prescribed by the Department shall require the resident or the representative of a resident to obtain the consent of any other resident in the room or the representative of a resident, using the consent form prescribed for this purpose by the Department, if the resident resides in a room with another resident.C. Consent may be given only:1. By the resident or any other resident in the room; or2. By the representative of the resident or representative of any other resident in the room.D. Another resident in the room may:1. When the proposed electronic monitoring device is a video surveillance camera, condition consent on the camera being pointed away from the consenting resident; and2. Condition consent on the use of an audio electronic monitoring device being limited or prohibited.E. Except as provided for in Section 1-1953.7 of this title, authorized electronic monitoring may begin only after the required consent forms specified in Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title have been completed and returned to the nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility and placed on file with the administrator of such facility or center.F. If authorized electronic monitoring is being conducted in the room of a resident, another resident may not be moved into the room unless the resident or representative of the resident has consented to the use of existing electronic monitoring, in accordance with Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title.G. The Department may include other information that it considers to be appropriate on any form it is required to prescribe under the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title.H. The Department shall prescribe the forms required by Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title no later than November 1, 2013, and shall make such forms available on its website.Added by Laws 2013, c. 204, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2020, c. 39, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2020. Renumbered from § 1-1953.6 of this title by Laws 2020, c. 39, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1956.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1956.7. Residents utilizing existing electronic monitoring devices.

|Any resident or the representative of the resident utilizing existing electronic monitoring devices prior to November 1, 2013, shall comply with all written consent and disclosure provisions of this act no later than January 1, 2014. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 204, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Renumbered from § 1-1953.7 of this title by Laws 2020, c. 39, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1960 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1960. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Home Care Act". |Added by Laws 1992, c. 139, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.