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63 OK Stat § 63-1-1961 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1961. Definitions.

|As used in the Home Care Act: |1. "Board" means the State Board of Health;2. "Certification" means verification of appropriate training and competence established by the State Commissioner of Health by rules promulgated pursuant to the Home Care Act for home health aides and home care agency administrators;3. "Department" means the State Department of Health;4. "Healthcare provider" means a physician, physician assistant or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse recognized by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing as a Certified Nurse Practitioner or a Clinical Nurse Specialist;5. "Home care agency" means any sole proprietorship, partnership, association, corporation or other organization which administers, offers or provides home care services, for a fee or pursuant to a contract for such services, to clients in their place of residence. The term "home care agency" shall not include:a.individuals who contract with the Department of Human Services to provide personal care services, provided such individuals shall not be exempt from certification as home health aides,b.organizations that contract with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority as Intermediary Services Organizations (ISO) to provide federal Internal Revenue Service fiscal and supportive services to Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Supports and Services (CD-PASS) waiver program participants who have employer responsibility for hiring, training, directing and managing an individual personal care attendant, orc.CD-PASS waiver program employer participants;6. "Home care services" means skilled or personal care services provided to clients in their place of residence for a fee;7. "Home health aide" means an individual who provides personal care to clients in their temporary or permanent place of residence for a fee;8. "Home care agency administrator" means a person who operates, manages, or supervises, or is in charge of a home care agency;9. "Personal care" means assistance with dressing, bathing, ambulation, exercise or other personal needs;10. "Skilled care" means home care services performed on a regular basis by a trained Respiratory Therapist/Technician or by a person currently licensed by this state including but not limited to a Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist, or Social Worker;11. "Standby assistance" means supervision of client directed activities with verbal prompting and infrequent, incidental hands-on intervention only; and12. "Supportive home assistant" means an individual employed by a home care agency who provides standby assistance to ambulatory clients, in conjunction with other companionship or homemaker services, in the temporary or permanent place of residence of the client for a fee.Added by Laws 1992, c. 139, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 169, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 349, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2004, c. 249, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2009, c. 370, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2021, c. 284, § 2, emerg. eff. April 27, 2021.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1962 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1962. See the following versions:

|OS 63-1-1962v1 (SB 42, Laws 2021, c. 125, § 1). |OS 63-1-1962v2 (SB 388, Laws 2021, c. 284, § 3).
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1962b (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1962b. Eligibility certification and oversight by healthcare provider.

|Eligibility of a patient for home care services shall be certified by a healthcare provider, and care of the patient shall be overseen by the healthcare provider. This section is retroactive and shall apply to any eligibility certification conducted on or after March 27, 2020. |Added by Laws 2021, c. 284, § 1, emerg. eff. April 27, 2021.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1963 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1963. State Department of Health - Powers and duties - Rules and regulations for investigation and hearing of complaints.

|A. The State Department of Health shall have the power and duty to: |1. Issue, renew, deny, modify, suspend and revoke licenses and deny renewal of licenses for agencies, and issue, renew, deny, modify, suspend and revoke certificates and deny renewal of certificates for home health aides pursuant to the provisions of the Home Care Act;2. Establish and enforce qualifications, standards and requirements for licensure of home care agencies and certification of home health aides; provided, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as to require a hospice to employ a home health aide as a condition of licensure;3. Issue or renew a license to establish or operate a home care agency if the Department determines that the agency meets the requirements of or is accredited or certified by one of the following accrediting or certifying organizations or programs. In addition, the accredited home care agency through this paragraph will not be subject to an inspection or examination by the Department unless necessary to investigate complaints under subsection B of this section:a.Title XVIII or XIX of the federal Social Security Act,b.the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations/Home Care Accreditation Services (JCAHO),c.the Community Health Accreditation Program of the National League for Nursing (CHAP), ord.the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC);4. Establish and maintain a registry of certified home health aides;5. Enter any home care agency when reasonably necessary for the sole purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions of the agency for compliance with the provisions of the Home Care Act, or compliance with the standards and requirements for licensure or certification developed by the Department pursuant to the provisions of the Home Care Act;6. Establish administrative penalties for violations of the provisions of the Home Care Act; and7. Exercise all incidental powers as necessary and proper for the administration of the Home Care Act.B. 1. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules necessary for the investigation and hearing of complaints regarding a home care agency or home health aide.2. The Department shall establish procedures for receipt and investigation of complaints regarding a home care agency or home health aide.3. A complaint regarding a home care agency or home health aide shall not be made public unless a completed investigation substantiates the violations alleged in the complaint.Added by Laws 1992, c. 139, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 107, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2017, c. 77, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1964 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1964. Contents, coverage and scope of rules.

|The State Commissioner of Health shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of the Home Care Act. Such rules shall include, but shall not be limited to: |1. Minimum standards for home care services. In establishing such standards, the Commissioner shall consider those standards adopted by state and national home care associations;2. Requirements for the certification and renewal certification of home health aides and home care agency administrators;3. Provisions for transfer of ownership of a licensed agency;4. A requirement that each licensed agency create and disclose to its clients a statement of clients' rights and responsibilities;5. Establishing continuing education requirements for renewal of certifications for home care agency administrators;6. Requirements for financial resources to ensure a home care agency's ability to provide adequate home care services;7. Standards for assessing an applicant's business and professional experience as demonstrated in prior health care provider operations including, but not limited to, nursing homes, residential care homes, and home care and in previous compliance with all lawful orders of suspension, receivership, administrative penalty or sanction issued by the State Department of Health or by other administrative agencies in other states with similar responsibilities;8. Restrictions on any agency, agency employee, or agency contractor providing skilled care or conducting an in-home assessment of the need for skilled care unless and until the agency receives a healthcare provider's order to provide skilled care or to conduct an in-home assessment of the need for skilled care; provided, however, such restrictions shall not prevent an agency from providing personal care to a client without a healthcare provider's order. Provided further, such restrictions shall not apply to in-home assessments of home and community-based waiver clients in the state Medicaid program;9. Restrictions on any agency, agency employee, or agency contractor soliciting, coercing, or harassing a consumer of home care services or who may need home care services; and10. Standards or other provisions which do not conflict with any federal requirements relating to the federal Medicaid and Medicare programs.Added by Laws 1992, c. 139, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 349, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 238, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2004, c. 249, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2021, c. 284, § 4, emerg. eff. April 27, 2021.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1966 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1966. Violations - Penalties.

|Any home care agency, home care agency administrator, or home health aide covered by the Home Care Act that has been determined by the State Department of Health to have violated any provision of the Home Care Act or any rule promulgated thereto may be liable for an administrative penalty of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per violation for each day on which a violation occurs or continues. The maximum administrative penalty shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for any related series of violations. Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Home Health Care Revolving Fund created in Section 1-1971 of this title. |Added by Laws 1992, c. 139, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 283, § 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1994, c. 382, § 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1997, c. 219, § 2, emerg. eff. May 19, 1997.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1967 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1967. Violations - Equitable relief - Jurisdiction.

|The State Department of Health may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for equitable relief to redress or restrain a violation by any person of a provision of the Home Care Act or any rule promulgated pursuant to the provisions of the Home Care Act. Said court shall have jurisdiction to determine said action, and to grant the necessary or appropriate relief, including but not limited to mandatory or prohibitive injunctive relief or interim equitable relief. |Added by Laws 1992, c. 139, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1968 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1968. Eligibility to serve as guardian.

|No agency, employee of any agency, or home health aide shall serve as the guardian of a client unless such home care provider is related to the client by blood or marriage and is otherwise eligible to serve as a guardian. |Added by Laws 1992, c. 139, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1969 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1969. Administrative Procedures Act - Application.

|The provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act shall apply to all administrative rules and procedures of the State Board of Health promulgated pursuant to the Home Care Act. |Added by Laws 1992, c. 139, § 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1971 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1971. Home Health Care Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Health, to be designated as the "Home Health Care Revolving Fund". Said fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations. The fund shall consist of all monies collected pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-1965 and Section 1-1966 of this title. All monies accruing to said fund are hereby appropriated and shall be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health for licensure and regulation of home care agencies and branch offices. 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 1994, c. 283, § 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 488.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1980 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1980. Use of fee proceeds for business expenses.

|The owner of any nursing home, assisted living center, residential care home, continuum of care facility, independent living facility, life care community, long-term care facility or any other facility offering similar services which may or may not be subject to the licensing requirements of the State Department of Health shall be authorized to use the proceeds from any fees required by and paid to the facility unless named and specifically prohibited by the Long-Term Care Insurance Act for business expenses, including the payment of principal, interest or costs of borrowing related to debt incurred for purposes of capital asset acquisition or the improvement or expansion of the facility. |Added by Laws 2008, c. 305, § 9, emerg. eff. June 2, 2008.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1990.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1990.1. Silver Alert Act.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Silver Alert Act”. |Added by Laws 2009, c. 50, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1990.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1990.2. Definitions.

|As used in the Silver Alert Act: |1. “Alert” means the statewide silver alert for missing senior citizens;2. “Local law enforcement agency” includes, but is not limited to, a county sheriff’s office, a police department of a municipality or city, or the state highway patrol;3. “Media outlet” includes but is not limited to radio stations, television stations, newspapers and local support organizations; and4. “Missing senior citizen” means a person:a.whose whereabouts are unknown,b.whose age at the time the person is first reported missing is sixty (60) years of age or older and who is believed to be suffering from dementia or other cognitive impairment, andc.whose disappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of the person, as determined by a local law enforcement agency.Added by Laws 2009, c. 50, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1990.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1990.3. Development and implementation.

|The Department of Public Safety shall develop and implement a statewide silver alert system to be activated on behalf of a missing senior citizen in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, the Department of Human Services, any local law enforcement agency, the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters and any other appropriate state or local agencies. |Added by Laws 2009, c. 50, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1990.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1990.4. Statewide coordinator – Adoption of rules – Issuance of directives.

|The Commissioner of Public Safety is the statewide coordinator of the silver alert system and shall: |1. Adopt rules and issue directives as necessary to ensure proper implementation of the alert. The rules and directives shall include:a.the procedures to be used by a local law enforcement agency to verify whether a senior citizen:(1)is missing,(2)is believed to be suffering from dementia or other cognitive impairment, and(3)is one whose disappearance is believed to pose a credible risk to the health and safety of the missing person,b.the criteria for local law enforcement agencies to consider in circumstances in which a missing person may not meet the age requirements of a silver alert but whose safety would be best protected by the issuance of a silver alert,c.the procedures for local law enforcement agencies to follow in initiating a statewide silver alert,d.the method whereby information is distributed to statewide media outlets,e.the procedures for the receipt and evaluation of information received from the public about the missing senior citizen, andf.the procedure for the termination of a silver alert; and2. Coordinate with local and statewide media outlets for the rapid and accurate announcement of a silver alert to the public.Added by Laws 2009, c. 50, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1990.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1990.5. Activation of silver alert procedure - Procedure.

|A. A silver alert shall be activated if a local law enforcement agency: |1. Receives notice of a missing senior citizen;2. Verifies that at the time the senior citizen is reported missing:a.the person reported missing is sixty (60) years of age or older,b.the location of the senior citizen is unknown, orc.the senior citizen has dementia or other cognitive impairment;3. Determines that the disappearance of the senior citizen poses a credible threat to the health and safety of the senior citizen; and4. Determines that information which may assist in the safe recovery of the missing senior citizen is available.B. The local law enforcement agency shall:1. Require the family or legal guardian of the missing senior citizen to provide documentation of the impaired mental condition of the senior citizen;2. Determine identifying information about the missing senior citizen and any other information which might be useful to the general public in the safe recovery of the missing senior citizen; and3. Report the individual through the national crime information center immediately upon the issuance of a silver alert.Added by Laws 2009, c. 50, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1990.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1990.6. Silver alert information and statements.

|The silver alert shall include: |1. All appropriate information that is provided by the local law enforcement agency that may lead to the safe recovery of the missing senior citizen; and2. A statement instructing any person with information related to the missing senior citizen to contact a local law enforcement agency.Added by Laws 2009, c. 50, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1990.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1990.7. Termination of a silver alert – Senior citizen.

|A. The local law enforcement agency responsible for the issuance of a silver alert shall terminate any silver alert with respect to a particular missing senior citizen not later than the earlier of the date on which: |1. The missing senior citizen is located or the situation is otherwise resolved; or2. The notification period ends, as determined by Department rule.B. A local law enforcement agency that locates a missing senior citizen who is the subject of a silver alert shall immediately notify the Department of Public Safety.Added by Laws 2009, c. 50, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-1991 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-1991. Training for Alzheimer's and dementia care.

|A. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules that require all medical and direct care staff of nursing and specialized facilities, adult day care centers, assisted living centers and home health agencies licensed by the State Department of Health to complete, at a minimum, one (1) hour of in-service training per year in Alzheimer's- and dementia-related care. |B. The curricula for the training shall include, but not be limited to, learning ways to decode behavior messages, identifying common behavioral triggers and determining the types of positive communication that can take place between persons with Alzheimer's disease and professional caregivers.C. The Board shall also promulgate rules establishing appropriate training requirements for support staff working in the facilities listed in subsection A of this section who do not provide direct care for patients.Added by Laws 2017, c. 231, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-2211 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-2211. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act". |Added by Laws 1989, c. 326, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 1989.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-2212 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-2212. Definitions.

|As used in the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act: |1. "Office" means the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. For purposes of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act, any area or local ombudsman entity designated by the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman shall be deemed to be a subdivision of this Office;2. "State Long-Term Care Ombudsman" means the individual employed by the Department of Human Services to be the chief administrative officer of the Office;3. "Department" means the Department of Human Services;4. "Representative" means the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and any state, area or local long-term care ombudsman designated by the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, whether paid or unpaid; and5. "Resident" means any person residing in a long-term care facility.Added by Laws 1989, c. 326, § 2, emerg. eff. May 26, 1989. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 336, § 10, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-2214 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-2214. Liability of long-term care ombudsman - Legal representation.

|A. For purposes of the Governmental Tort Claims Act, any state, area or local long-term care ombudsman shall be deemed to be an employee of this state and as such shall not be personally liable for any act or omission made within the "scope of employment", as such term is defined by the Governmental Tort Claims Act. |B. 1. The Department of Human Services shall assure that adequate legal counsel is available to the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman for the advice and consultation needed to protect the health, safety, welfare and rights of residents, and that legal representation is provided to any representative of the Office:a.against whom suit or other legal action is brought in connection with any act or omission of a representative made within the scope of employment, orb.to assist the ombudsman and representatives of the Office in the performance of their official duties.2. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to require or authorize any legal counsel provided by the Department of Human Services to represent any resident of a nursing facility in an individual capacity.Added by Laws 1989, c. 326, § 4, emerg. eff. May 26, 1989. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 89, § 2, emerg. eff. April 20, 1994.
63 OK Stat § 63-1-2215 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 63. Public Health and Safety|§63-1-2215. Willful interference with official duties - Retaliation or reprisal for filing complaint - Penalty.

|A. No person shall willfully interfere with a representative of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman in the performance of official duties. |B. No person shall engage in retaliation or reprisal against any resident or employee of a long-term care facility or other entity for having filed a complaint with or provided information to the Office.C. Any person convicted of violating any provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.Added by Laws 1989, c. 326, § 5, emerg. eff. May 26, 1989.