ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2190	By:	Schwartz and Sherrer of the House

				and

		Holt of the Senate

An Act relating to public health and safety; permitting assisted living center to participate in informal dispute resolution panel; authorizing State Department of Health to appoint certain panel to be comprised of certain members; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-895 of Title 63, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  Upon written request to the State Department of Health, an assisted living center, as defined in Section 1-890.2 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may choose to participate in an informal dispute resolution panel offered by the Department as an alternative to the informal dispute resolution meeting established in Sections 1-1914.3 through 1-1914.10 and Sections 1-1914.13 through 1-1914.16 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B.  The Department shall appoint the informal dispute resolution panel to be comprised of the following impartial members:
1.  A licensed administrator currently working in assisted living;
2.  A health professional currently working in assisted living; 
3.  Two representatives of the aging and disabled community who do not represent a state agency; and 
4.  A representative of the Department with experience in supervising the assisted living survey process.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2013.
Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of February, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives

Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate