Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 1 - Administration › Subchapter 1 - General Information › Section 75:1-1-1.1 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Certification"
means a status which is granted
				  to a program by the Oklahoma Attorney General, and indicates approval to
				  provide a particular service. In accordance with the Administrative Procedures
				  Act, 75 O.S. § 250.3(8), certification is defined as a "license."
"Certification report"
means a written notice of
				  the deficiencies developed by the Office of the Attorney General.
"Certified facility"
means any facility which
				  has received a certification status by the Oklahoma Attorney General.
"Conditional Certification"
means a status which
				  is granted to a program by the Oklahoma Attorney General, and indicates
				  approval to provide a particular service or services for a specified period of
				  time, typically four (4) months) in order to give a renewal applicant an
				  opportunity to achieve 100% compliance with applicable rules.
"Contractor"
or
"contractors"
means
				  any program under contract with the Office of the Attorney General for the
				  provision of goods, products or services.
"Entities"
or
"entity"
means sole
				  proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, limited partnerships, limited
				  liability partnerships, and limited liability companies.
"Facilities"
or
"facility"
means
				  entities as described in 74 O.S. § 18p-6 and Chapters 15, 25 and 30 in
				  Title 75 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code, domestic violence shelters and
				  programs, sexual assault programs, including programs serving adult victims of
				  sex trafficking, and batterers intervention programs.
"Individual proceeding"
means the formal process
				  employed by an agency having jurisdiction by law to resolve issues of law or
				  fact between parties and which results in the exercise of discretion of a
				  judicial nature.
"Levels of performance"
means a unit of service
				  by types of service.
"Oklahoma Administrative Code"
or
"OAC"
means the publication authorized by 75 O.S. §
									256
				  known as The Oklahoma Administrative Code, or, prior to its publication, the
				  compilation of codified rules authorized by 75 O.S. § 256(A)(1)(a) and
				  maintained in the Office of Administrative Rules.
"Probationary certification"
means a
				  certification status granted for a period less than three (3) years.
"Program"
means a domestic violence shelter,
				  domestic violence program, sexual assault program, adult human sex trafficking
				  program or batterers intervention program pursuant 74 O.S. § 18p-6.
"Reimbursement rates"
means the rates at which
				  all contractors are reimbursed (paid) for services they provide under their
				  contract with the Office of the Attorney General, and which are reported to the
				  Office of the Attorney General as required.
"Respondent"
means the person(s) or entity(ies)
				  named in a petition for an individual proceeding against whom relief is
				  sought.
"Site Review Protocol"
means an Office of the
				  Attorney General internal document used by the Office of the Attorney General
				  Victims Services Unit staff as a work document in the certification site
				  visit(s) that is based primarily upon the rules (standards/criteria) being
				  reviewed. The Site Review Protocol is used in preparing the Certification
				  Report, which is provided to the facility, and in preparing recommendations
				  regarding certification to the Attorney General for his consideration and
				  action.
"Temporary Certification"
means a status which
				  is granted to a program by the Oklahoma Attorney General, and indicates
				  approval to provide a particular service or services for one (1) year in order
				  to give an initial applicant an opportunity to achieve 100% compliance with
				  applicable rules.
"Units"
or
"unit"
means an hour, or
				  part of an hour, or group of hours, or a 24-hour day during which a specific
				  service is rendered.
"Victims Services Unit"
means the Unit created
				  within the Office of the Attorney General to provide services for persons who
				  require domestic violence or sexual assault services through a domestic
				  violence program, sexual assault program, including programs serving adult
				  victims of sex trafficking, or batterers intervention
				  program.
Added at 23 Ok Reg 329,
				  eff 11-8-05 (emergency); Added at 23 Ok Reg 2189, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 25 Ok
				  Reg 1834, eff 7-1-08; Revoked and reenacted at 28 Ok Reg 1903, eff
				  7-11-11