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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Food Storage Warehouses › Section 310:260-9-3 - Cold and frozen storage

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Thermometers.
Each cold storage unit shall be equipped with an
				accurate and easily visible thermometer with the sensing element at least five
				feet above the floor.
(b)
Storage temperatures.
Perishable and Time/Temperature Control for
				Safety foods shall be stored at 45° F or below.
(c)
Frozen foods.
All frozen
				food shall be stored at a temperature of 0° F or below except for defrost
				cycles, loading or unloading, or for other temporary conditions beyond the
				immediate control of the person or company under whose care or supervision the
				frozen food is stored. However, the internal temperature of all frozen food
				shall be maintained at 0° F or below except when the product is subjected
				to the above-mentioned conditions; at such times the internal product
				temperature shall not exceed 10° F and such product shall be returned to
				0° F as quickly as possible.
(d)
Floors, walls, and ceilings.
(1) Floors shall be constructed of material
				that can be easily kept clean, sanitary and in good repair.
(2) Walls and ceiling shall be reasonably
				smooth, and kept clean and in good repair.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Food Storage Warehouses › Section 310:260-9-4 - Protection of stored food

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Pests.
The operator shall take all reasonable measures to protect
				the area where food is kept or stored in a food storage warehouse against the
				entrance into the establishment, and the breeding or presence on the premises
				of rodents, birds, flies, roaches, weevils and other vermin.
(b)
Animals.
No dogs, cats,
				fowl, birds or any other type animal shall be permitted in a food storage
				warehouse, except that patrol dogs accompanying blind or deaf persons shall not
				be excluded.
(c)
Use of
				rodenticides.
When in use, rodenticides shall be placed in covered bait
				boxes where necessary to prevent spillage or possible contamination of stored
				food and danger to employees. All rodenticide baits shall be applied in such a
				manner as to prevent contamination of stored food products.
(d)
Storage and labeling of
				toxics.
(1) Cleaning materials,
				pesticides, rodenticides, and any other such hazardous substances used in the
				operation of the warehouse shall be stored:
(A) In properly labeled containers in a
				closed closet or cabinet in a separate area from food products.
(B) An adequate distance from stored food and
				single service articles to prevent contamination caused by leakage or spillage.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Food Storage Warehouses › Section 310:260-9-5 - Morgue

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The operator of a food storage warehouse
				shall provide an area for the accumulation and holding of all damaged foods or
				foods which may be unwholesome.
(b)
				The operator shall maintain a program of timely and proper disposal of
				unwholesome food to prevent development of unsanitary conditions or vermin
				breeding places and rodent harborage.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Food Storage Warehouses › Section 310:260-9-6 - Restroom facilities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Toilets.
(1) The warehouse shall
				be provided with conveniently located toilets and shall be kept clean and in
				good repair.
(2) The toilet room
				shall be completely enclosed, well lighted, vented, and equipped with a tight,
				self-closing door.
(3) Any window
				opening shall be screened to prevent entrance of insects.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Food Storage Warehouses › Section 310:260-9-7 - Waste storage and disposal

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) All
				liquid waste resulting from cleaning floors, equipment, flushing toilets,
				handwashing facilities, refrigeration equipment and air conditioners shall be
				disposed of in a sanitary manner per standards established and regulated by the
				Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ).
(b) Waste containers shall be provided for
				trash or rubbish.
(c) The warehouse
				shall be free of unnecessary litter and rubbish, such as paper, empty
				containers, or other material that might serve as a place for harborage of
				rodents or other vermin.
(d) All
				garbage and waste shall be stored in covered containers.
(1) Reusable containers shall be
				non-absorbent, easily washable receptacles which are covered with close-fitting
				lids, pending removal.
(2)
				Disposable containers or liners may be used.
(3) Removal of garbage and waste shall be
				frequent and the holding area shall be kept clean.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Food Storage Warehouses › Section 310:260-9-8 - Exterior construction

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The exterior
				of a food storage warehouse shall be so designed, fabricated and finished to
				minimize the entrance of insects, birds and rodents.
(b) All necessary ventilation louvers or
				openings into food storage warehouses shall be effectively screened against
				insects, birds and rodents.
(c) All
				service connections through the exterior wall of the establishment, including
				water, gas, electrical and refrigeration connections shall be sealed to prevent
				the entrance of insects, birds and rodents.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Food Storage Warehouses › Section 310:260-9-9 - Surroundings

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The outer premises of the food storage warehouse shall be
				  reasonably clean, and well drained, free from any material or condition that
				  creates rodent, bird and/or insect harborage and free from other nuisances and
				  sources of contamination.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Food Storage Warehouses › Section 310:260-9-10 - Transportation and storage

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) All vehicles
				used in the transportation of processed food products shall be kept in a clean
				condition at all times. Refuse, dirt and waste products subject to
				decomposition shall be removed daily. Storage and transportation of finished
				food shall be under conditions that will protect food against physical,
				chemical, and microbial contamination as well as against deterioration of the
				food and the container.
(b) Food
				products while in transit, shall be protected in such a manner as to preclude
				being contaminated by hazardous substances, microbial contamination, and
				against the deterioration of the food and the container.
(c) Vehicles transporting Time/Temperature
				Control for Safety food shall be equipped to maintain safe temperatures at all
				times. An accurate and easily visible thermometer shall be provided for
				monitoring the temperature of frozen and refrigerated storage areas while food
				is being held or transported.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Food Storage Warehouses › Section 310:260-9-11 - Exemptions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Bin warehouses, as defined, shall be exempt from the
				  regulations pertaining to providing restroom facilities, and water under
				  pressure.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 11 - Licensing, Inspections and Plan Review [REVOKED] › Section 310:260-11-1 - Licensing [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 8 Ok Reg
				  3099, eff 7-18-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 1493, eff
				  5-1-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 11 - Licensing, Inspections and Plan Review [REVOKED] › Section 310:260-11-2 - Inspections [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 8 Ok Reg
				  3099, eff 7-18-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 1491, eff
				  5-1-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-1 - License required

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) No person shall
				operate a food manufacturing establishment, food storage warehouse, or a
				salvage establishment, who does not have a valid license issued to such person
				by the Department pursuant to O.S. §63-1-1119. Only a person who is in
				virtual compliance with the requirements of these rules and regulations shall
				be entitled to receive or retain such a license.
(b) A license shall expire one year from the
				date of its issuance unless canceled or revoked prior to its expiration. For
				purposes in determining the expiration date of all licenses under this section,
				the date of issuance shall be deemed to be the date that an approved
				application for licensure is first issued by a duly authorized representative
				of the Health Department.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-2 - Examination and condemnation of food

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Food may be examined or sampled by the Department as often as
				  necessary for enforcement of these rules and regulations. The Department may
				  place an embargo on food in accordance with the provisions of Title 63 O.S.
				  1-1105.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-3 - Variance

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Whenever the Department adopts new rules
				or amends existing language in this Chapter, the owner of a food establishment
				may request that a variance be granted on any nonconforming use that may then
				exist, on or before the effective date of the rule change, at the license
				holder's place of operation.
(b)
				Variances requested pursuant to this Subchapter are subject to approval by the
				Department. In order to have the variance approved, a license holder must
				submit a written application on a form provided by the Department. Any variance
				request shall be deemed denied unless the license holder subsequently receives
				notice of approval from the Department.
(c) If the license holder replaces the
				equipment or reconstructs the portion of the facility that is the subject of
				the variance, the new equipment or construction must conform to the rules of
				this Chapter.
(d) Variances are not
				considered to be part of the license and may be revoked at any time, for any
				reason, by the Department.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-4 - Documentation of proposed variance and justification

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Variance requests are subject to review by the Department.
				  During this process, the inspector must confirm the following:
(1) The nature and extent of the
				nonconforming use;
(2) That the
				equipment or portion of the facility in question is in an operable and sanitary
				condition, and can be maintained in satisfactory condition during the term of
				the variance;
(3) That no public
				health threats or food-related illness will result if the variance is granted.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-5 - When plans are required

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A license
				applicant or license holder shall submit to the Department properly prepared
				plans and specifications for review and approval before:
(1) The construction of an establishment;
(2) The conversion of an existing
				structure for use as an establishment; or
(3) The extensive remodeling of an
				establishment or a change of operation.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-6 - Contents of the plans and specifications

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The plans and specifications for an establishment shall
				  include the following information to demonstrate conformance with Code
				  provisions:
(1) Food items intended to
				be produced;
(2) Anticipated volume
				of food to be prepared, held, and transported;
(3) Proposed equipment types, manufacturer
				and model numbers (if available);
(4) Proposed floor plan;
(5) Installation layout of processing
				equipment to be installed on the food processing floor;
(6) Location of handwashing facilities,
				restrooms, and employees locker rooms;
(7) Other information as required by the
				Department.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-7 - Preoperational inspections

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department may conduct one or more preoperational
				  inspections to verify that the establishment is constructed and equipped in
				  accordance with the approved plans and approved modifications of those plans,
				  and is in compliance with law and this Chapter.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-8 - Form of submission

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A person desiring to operate an establishment shall submit to
				  the regulatory authority a written application for a license on a form provided
				  by the regulatory authority.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-9 - Qualifications and responsibilities of applicants

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
To qualify for a license, an applicant shall:
(1) Be an owner of the food establishment or
				an officer of the legal ownership;
(2) Comply with the requirements of this
				Chapter;
(3) As specified under OAC
				310:260-15-17, agree to allow access to the food establishment and to provide
				required information; and
(4) Pay
				the applicable license fees at the time the application is submitted.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-10 - Contents of the application

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The application shall include:
(1) The name, mailing address, telephone
				number, and signature of the person applying for the license and the name,
				mailing address, and location, of the establishment;
(2) Information specifying whether the
				establishment is owned by an association, corporation, individual, partnership,
				or other legal entity.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-11 - New, converted, or remodeled establishments

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
For establishments that are required to submit plans as
				  specified under OAC 310:260-15-5 the Commissioner of Health shall issue a
				  license to the applicant after:
(1) A
				properly completed application is submitted;
(2) The required fee is submitted;
(3) The required plans, specifications, and
				information are reviewed and approved; and
(4) An inspection shows that the
				establishment is built or remodeled in accordance with the approved plans and
				specifications and that the establishment is in compliance with this Chapter.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-12 - Issuance of license

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department may issue a license to a new owner of an
				  existing food establishment after a properly completed application is
				  submitted, reviewed, and approved, the fees are paid, and an inspection shows
				  that the establishment is in compliance with this Chapter.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-13 - Denial of application for license, notice

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If an application for a license to operate is denied, the
				  regulatory authority shall provide the applicant with a notice that includes:
(1) The specific reasons and Chapter
				citations for the license denial;
(2) The actions, if any, that the applicant
				must take to qualify for a license; and
(3) Advisement of the applicant's right of
				appeal and the process and time frames for appeal that are provided in law.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-14 - Responsibilities of the license holder

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Upon acceptance of the license issued by the Commissioner of
				  Health, the license holder in order to retain the license shall:
(1) Post the license in a location in the
				establishment that is conspicuous to visitors;
(2) Comply with the provisions of this
				Chapter;
(3) Immediately
				discontinue operations and notify the Department if an imminent health hazard
				may exist as specified under OAC 310:260-15-25;
(4) Allow representatives of the Department
				access to the establishment as specified under OAC 310:260-15-17;
(5) Replace existing facilities and equipment
				with facilities and equipment that comply with this Chapter if:
(A) The Department directs the replacement
				because the facilities and equipment constitute a public health hazard or
				nuisance or no longer comply with the criteria upon which the facilities and
				equipment were accepted,
(B) The
				Department directs the replacement of the facilities and equipment because of a
				change of ownership, or
(C) The
				facilities and equipment are replaced in the normal course of operation;
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-15 - Licenses not transferable

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A license may not be transferred from one person to another
				  person, from one establishment to another, from one physical address to
				  another, from one corporation to another, from one limited liability company or
				  corporation to another, from one partnership to another, or from one type of
				  operation to another if the food operation changes from the type of operation
				  specified in the application under OAC 310:260-15-6 and the change in operation
				  is not approved.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-16 - Competency of inspectors

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An authorized representative of the Department who inspects
				  an establishment or conducts plan review for compliance with this Chapter shall
				  have the knowledge, skills, and ability to adequately perform the required
				  duties, and be licensed pursuant to Title 59 O.S. §, 59-1150.1 et seq.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-17 - Allowed at reasonable times after due notice

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
After the Department presents official credentials and
				  provides notice of the purpose of, and an intent to conduct, an inspection, the
				  person in charge shall allow the Department to determine if the establishment
				  is in compliance with this Chapter by allowing access to the establishment,
				  allowing inspection, and providing information and records specified in this
				  Chapter and to which the Department is entitled according to law, during the
				  establishment's hours of operation and other reasonable times.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-18 - Refusal, notification of right to access, and final request for access

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If a person denies access to the Department, the Department
				  shall:
(1) Inform the person that:
(A) The license holder is required to allow
				access to the Department as specified under OAC 310:260-15-17 of this Chapter,
(B) Access is a condition of the
				acceptance and retention of an establishment license to operate as specified
				under OAC 310:260-15-14(4), and
(C)
				If access is denied, an order issued by the appropriate authority allowing
				access, hereinafter referred to as an inspection order, may be obtained
				according to law; and
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-19 - Refusal, reporting

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If after the regulatory authority presents credentials and
				  provides notice as specified under OAC 310:260-15-17, explains the authority
				  upon which access is requested, and makes a final request for access as
				  specified in OAC 310:260-15-18, the person in charge continues to refuse
				  access, the regulatory authority shall provide details of the denial of access
				  on an inspection report form.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-20 - Inspection order to gain access

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If denied access to a food establishment for an authorized
				  purpose and after complying with OAC 310:260-15-18, the Department may issue,
				  or apply for the issuance of an order to gain access as provided in law.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-21 - Documenting information and observations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department shall document on an inspection report form:
(1) Administrative information about
				the establishment's legal identity, street and mailing addresses, type of
				establishment and operation as specified, inspection date, and other
				information such as type of water supply and sewage disposal, status of the
				license, and personnel certificates that may be required; and
(2) Specific factual observations of
				violative conditions or other deviations from this Chapter that require
				correction by the license holder.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-22 - Specifying time frame for corrections

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The regulatory authority may specify on the inspection report
				  form the time frame for correction of the violations.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-23 - Issuing report and obtaining acknowledgment of receipt

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
At the conclusion of the inspection the regulatory authority
				  shall provide a copy of the completed inspection report and the notice to
				  correct violations to the license holder or to the person in charge, and
				  request a signed acknowledgment of receipt.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-24 - Refusal to sign acknowledgment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department shall:
(1) Inform a person who declines to sign an
				acknowledgment of receipt of inspectional findings as specified under OAC
				310:260-15-23:
(A) An acknowledgment of
				receipt is not an agreement with findings,
(B) Refusal to sign an acknowledgment of
				receipt will not affect the license holder's obligation to correct the
				violations noted in the inspection report within the timeframes specified, and
(C) A refusal to sign an
				acknowledgment of receipt is noted in the inspection report and conveyed to the
				Department's historical record for the food establishment; and
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-25 - Ceasing operations and reporting

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				Except as specified in (b) of this Section, a license holder shall immediately
				discontinue operations and notify the regulatory authority if an imminent
				health hazard exists because of an emergency such as a fire, flood, sewage
				backup, no water in the facility, insufficient refrigeration and/or hot food
				storage facilities available, substantial evidence or presence of a large
				number of insects or evidence of rodents in food or on food preparation
				surfaces, interruption of safe potable water supply to the facility, misuse of
				poisonous or toxic materials, onset of an apparent foodborne illness outbreak,
				interruption of electrical service for more than 4 hours, severe structural
				damage in the facility, an employee working with a Salmonella, Shigella, E.
				coli 0157:H7 or Hepatitis A infection, gross unsanitary occurrence or
				condition, or other circumstance as determined by the Commissioner of Health,
				or his designee, that shall endanger public health.
(b) A license holder need not discontinue
				operations in an area of an establishment that is unaffected by the imminent
				health hazard.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-26 - Resumption of operations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If operations are discontinued as specified under OAC
				  310:260-15-32 or otherwise according to law, the license holder shall notify
				  the regulatory authority before resuming operations.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-27 - Obtaining information: personal history of illness, medical examination, and specimen analysis

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The regulatory authority shall act when it has reasonable
				  cause to believe that a food employee has possibly transmitted disease; may be
				  infected with a disease in a communicable form that is transmissible through
				  food; may be a carrier of infectious agents that cause a disease that is
				  transmissible through food; or is affected with a boil, an infected wound, or
				  acute respiratory infection, by:
(1)
				Securing a confidential medical history of the employee suspected of
				transmitting disease or making other investigations as deemed appropriate; and
(2) Requiring appropriate medical
				examinations, including collection of specimens for laboratory analysis, of a
				suspected employee and other employees.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 260 - Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations › Subchapter 15 - Compliance and Enforcement › Section 310:260-15-28 - Restriction or exclusion of employee with infection

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
When the Department has reasonable cause to suspect possible
				  disease transmission by an employee of a food establishment, the Department may
				  secure a morbidity history of the employee or make any other investigation as
				  indicated and shall take appropriate action. The Department may require at a
				  minimum any or all of the following measures:
(1) The immediate exclusion of the employee
				from employment in food establishments;
(2) The immediate closing of the food
				establishment concerned until no further danger of disease outbreak exists.
(3) Restriction of the employee's
				services to some area of the establishment where there would be no danger of
				transmitting disease;
(4) Adequate
				medical laboratory examination of the employee and other employees and of his
				and their body discharges.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 265 › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 310:265-1-2

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 14 Ok Reg
				  1747, eff 5-27-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 118, eff 10-15-97 (emergency); Amended
				  at 15 Ok Reg 3155, eff 7-13-98; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2929, eff 7-13-00; Amended
				  at 21 Ok Reg 2737, eff 7-12-04; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1945, eff
				  6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 265 › Subchapter 3 - Examinations › Section 310:265-3-1

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  2929, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3590, eff 8-22-01 (emergency); Amended
				  at 19 Ok Reg 1048, eff 5-13-02; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2737, eff
				  7-12-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 265 › Subchapter 3 - Examinations › Section 310:265-3-2

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 18 Ok Reg
				  2476, eff 6-25-01; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1945, eff
				  6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 265 › Subchapter 3 - Examinations › Section 310:265-3-3

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 17 Ok Reg 2929,
				  eff 7-13-00; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1945, eff
				  6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 265 › Subchapter 5 - License Requirements › Section 310:265-5-3

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 15 Ok Reg
				  118, eff 10-15-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3155, eff 7-13-98; Amended
				  at 21 Ok Reg 2737, eff 7-12-04; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1945, eff
				  6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 265 › Subchapter 5 - License Requirements › Section 310:265-5-4

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 15 Ok Reg
				  118, eff 10-15-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3155, eff 7-13-98; Amended
				  at 21 Ok Reg 2737, eff 7-12-04; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1945, eff
				  6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 265 › Subchapter 5 - License Requirements › Section 310:265-5-5

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 15 Ok Reg
				  118, eff 10-15-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3155, eff 7-13-98; Amended
				  at 24 Ok Reg 1945, eff 6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 265 › Subchapter 5 - License Requirements › Section 310:265-5-6

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 14 Ok Reg
				  1747, eff 5-27-97; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2737, eff 7-12-04; Amended at 24 Ok Reg
				  1945, eff 6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 265 › Subchapter 5 - License Requirements › Section 310:265-5-7

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 15 Ok Reg
				  118, eff 10-15-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3155, eff 7-13-98; Amended
				  at 17 Ok Reg 2929, eff 7-13-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 265 › Subchapter 7 - Regulatory Enforcement › Section 310:265-7-1

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 15 Ok Reg
				  118, eff 10-15-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3155, eff 7-13-98; Amended
				  at 21 Ok Reg 2737, eff 7-12-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 265 › Subchapter 7 - Regulatory Enforcement › Section 310:265-7-2

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 15 Ok Reg
				  118, eff 10-15-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3155, eff 7-13-98; Amended
				  at 17 Ok Reg 2929, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2737, eff
				  7-12-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 266 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Regulations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 310:266-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules in this Chapter implement the Hearing Aid Dealers
				  and Fitters Act, 63 O.S. § 1-1750
et seq.
and 15 O.S.
				  § 764.1. Hearing Aid Providers - Contracts - Rescission
				  Period.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 266 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Regulations › Subchapter 3 - Qualifications › Section 310:266-3-1 - General qualifications

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Applicants for
				a hearing aid dealer or fitter temporary permit or license must, at a minimum,
				meet the following criteria:
(1) At least
				eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) Has
				a GED or high school diploma; and
(3) Has submitted to a background
				check.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 266 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Regulations › Subchapter 3 - Qualifications › Section 310:266-3-2 - Reciprocity

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Whenever the
				Department determines another state or jurisdiction has requirements equivalent
				to or higher than those in effect pursuant to these regulations, and that such
				state or jurisdiction has a program equivalent to or stricter than the program
				for determining whether applicants pursuant to these regulations are qualified
				to dispense and fit hearing aids, the Department may issue an Oklahoma license
				to applicants who hold current, unsuspended and unrevoked certificates or
				licenses to fit and sell hearing aids in such other state or
				jurisdiction.
(b) Applicants must
				submit an application for reciprocity on forms as designated by the
				Department.
(c) Applicants must
				submit an Out-of-State Licensure Verification form filled out by the other
				licensing state.
(d) Applicants
				must register with the Department.
(e) Active duty military personnel and their
				spouses seeking a reciprocal license are not subject to the fees established
				for the first period of issuance of a license.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 266 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Temporary Permits, Examinations and Licensure › Section 310:266-5-1 - Temporary permits

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) An applicant
				who is at least 18 years of age and has a GED or high school diploma shall be
				entitled to a temporary hearing aid dealer or fitter permit upon application to
				the Commissioner if minimum qualifications are met.
(b) Once a complete application is received
				and eligibility confirmed, the Department will issue a temporary permit
				entitling the applicant to engage in the fitting and sale of hearing aids for a
				period up to twelve (12) months until the temporary permit holder becomes fully
				licensed.
(c) The temporary permit
				holder shall complete training under the direct on-site supervision of a
				Sponsor who holds a valid Oklahoma Hearing Aid Dealers' and Fitters' License.
				The Sponsor shall be responsible for direct on-site supervision and training of
				a temporary permit holder until they have passed every portion of the practical
				exam.
(d) The temporary permit
				holder must continue to receive indirect supervision from their Sponsor until
				they are fully licensed as a hearing aid dealer and fitter.
(e) If full licensure is not achieved in the
				twelve (12) month period, an additional temporary permit may be issued one (1)
				time by the Department within the subsequent twelve (12) months upon request
				for a payment of the Fifteen Dollar ($15.00) fee.
(f) A maximum of three (3) people with
				temporary permits may work under the direct on-site supervision of a Sponsor
				holding a valid Oklahoma Hearing Aid Dealers' and Fitters' License at one
				time.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 266 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Temporary Permits, Examinations and Licensure › Section 310:266-5-2 - License or permit required

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) No person shall
				engage in the sale or practice of fitting hearing aids or display a sign or in
				any other way advertise or represent themselves as a person who practices the
				fitting and sale of hearing aids without first obtaining a license or permit in
				accordance with these rules from the Department. The license shall be
				conspicuously posted in every physical place of business where the licensee
				practices. Duplicate licenses may be issued by the Department to valid license
				holders operating more than one office, without additional payment.
(b) A corporation, partnership, trust,
				association or other like organization may engage in the business of selling or
				offering for sale hearing aids at retail, provided it employs only properly
				licensed persons in the direct sale and fitting of such products. Such
				corporations, partnerships, trust, associations or other like organizations
				shall make available to the Department information related to licensed dealers
				upon request.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 266 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Temporary Permits, Examinations and Licensure › Section 310:266-5-3 - Examinations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A Sponsor shall
				attest to the temporary permit holder's readiness to take the practical
				examination.
(b) An applicant must
				wait a minimum of seven (7) days before applying to retake any failed section
				of the practical examination. A temporary permit holder is not required to
				retake any previously passed section of the practical exam, provided they pass
				all sections of the practical exam within the allowable timeframe.
(c) Upon submission of the application to
				take the practical examination, a temporary permit holder is eligible to take
				the International Licensing Examination for Hearing Healthcare Professionals
				written exam or other written exam approved by the Department.
(d) Temporary permit holders must pass the
				practical and written examinations to be eligible for a full license.
(e) Any temporary permit holder who fails a
				section of the practical examination or the written examination three (3) times
				will have their temporary permit revoked and will be required to wait a minimum
				of one (1) year from their last failed testing date to reapply for a new
				temporary permit.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 266 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Temporary Permits, Examinations and Licensure › Section 310:266-5-4 - Contents of examinations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The practical
				examination shall consist of tests pertaining to the sale and fitting of
				hearing aids as follows:
(1) Technique
(A) Pure tone audiometry
(B) Recorded speech audiometry
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 266 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Temporary Permits, Examinations and Licensure › Section 310:266-5-5 - Initial licensure

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An applicant must meet the General Qualifications as required
				  in OAC 310:266-3-1, file a complete
				  application with the Department, pay the required fee in full, and pass all
				  required examinations in order to be licensed.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 266 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Temporary Permits, Examinations and Licensure › Section 310:266-5-6 - Renewal of license

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each person who
				engages in the fitting and sale of hearing aids shall pay to the Department the
				annual renewal fee, submit required documentation, and keep licensure
				certificate conspicuously posted in every place of business at all times. A
				license expired for a length of time greater than five years will require the
				holder of an expired license to follow the initial licensure process.
(b) At the time of renewal, the licensee must
				provide the following:
(1) Documentation of
				required continuing education hours from an approved source;
(2) Updated address(es) if
				applicable;
(3) Copy of a current
				receipt or contract template;
(4)
				Copy of a patient file template;
(5) Verification all instruments meet the
				American National Standard Specifications for Audiometers according to factory
				standards, dated within the last three years;
(6) The percentage of clients tested under an
				exception; and
(7) Sponsor
				information to include the name and permit number of all temporary permit
				holders sponsored in the licensure year. Information shall include the start
				and end dates for each instance of direct on-site supervision.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 266 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Temporary Permits, Examinations and Licensure › Section 310:266-5-7 - Continuing education requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each applicant for renewal of a hearing aid dealer or fitter
				  license must submit written evidence showing completion of ten (10) clock hours
				  of continuing education, completed during the previous year pertaining to the
				  hearing sciences. The continuing education hours must be approved by the
				  International Hearing Society or the Oklahoma Hearing Aid Dispenser's
				  Association.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 266 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Regulations › Subchapter 7 - Fees › Section 310:266-7-1 - Fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Fees for
				license applications, permits and examinations shall be as follows:
(1) Temporary Permit Application Fee -
				$15.00;
(2) Temporary Permit
				Extension Fee - $15.00;
(3)
				Examination Fee - payable directly to the Department approved examination
				administrator;
(4) Reexamination
				Fee - payable to the Department approved examination administrator;
(5) Initial License Application Fee -
				$50.00;
(6) Renewal License Fee -
				$50.00;
(7) Renewal of License
				(within thirty-day grace period) - $75.00; and
(8) Renewal of License (after thirty-day
				grace period) - $100.00.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 266 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Instruments and Testing › Section 310:266-9-1 - Procedures and instrumentation in fitting of hearing aids

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) All instruments
				used to measure thresholds shall be certified to meet American National
				Standard Specifications for Audiometer, S3.6-1969 or a standard which
				supersedes it. In addition, some form of live voice or recorded voice testing
				must be made to obtain at least a subjective evaluation of the individual's
				ability to discriminate. In the case of live voice testing, the tests should be
				run without visual cue. A hearing aid of similar characteristics can be
				refitted to an individual without a hearing test if this is done within six (6)
				months of the original fitting and original hearing test.
(b) Hearing testing for the purpose of
				fitting hearing aids shall not be conducted where ambient noise levels exceed
				45 dB measured on a slow weighted dB (a) scale. If the testing environment
				exceeds 45 dB, the testing shall be considered a Hearing Screening and
				individuals informed that further testing should be done to determine auditory
				thresholds for the selection of a hearing aid.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 266 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Instruments and Testing › Section 310:266-9-2 - Exceptions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) If a patient is
				incapable of presenting at a testing center, the licensed hearing aid dealer
				and fitter must maintain information in the patient file detailing the physical
				address where the testing occurred and why the testing was not done in a
				testing center.
(b) When utilizing
				an exception, the licensed hearing aid dealer and fitter must provide
				documentation to the patient signed by both the licensed hearing aid dealer and
				fitter and the patient, the patient's guardian, parent or their power of
				attorney. The documentation shall include:
(1) Testing environment specification
				requirements as outlined in this chapter;
(2) A description of the alternate testing
				environment;
(3) The physical
				address of the alternate testing location;
(4) The reason for testing at the alternate
				location;
(5) A list of any testing
				environment requirements that may not be met at the alternate location;
				and
(6) Notification that the test
				may not be as accurate when conducted outside a testing center.