STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 53rd Legislature (2012)

SENATE BILL 1048	By:	Adelson

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to the disclosure of certain information in long-term care facilities; requiring long-term care facilities to publically post certain information; defining term; authorizing the State Board of Health to promulgate certain rules; 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 1-1941.1 of Title 63, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  Long-term care facilities shall publically post in their main entrance or lobby in a visible and conspicuous location in a font no smaller than size twelve (12), the following:
1.  Licensure information from the State Department of Health, including, but not limited to, the facility’s license number, the date the license was issued, and the date the license is scheduled to expire;
2.  Names of senior staff and their responsibilities, including the name and contact information for the facility’s long-term care administrator;
3.  Complaints substantiated by the State Department of Health within the past twelve (12) months and corresponding plans of correction; provided, however, that such information shall not contain any information that could lead to the identification of a resident or the complainant;
4.  Information on any official licensing sanctions or administrative fines levied within the past twelve (12) months against the facility; and
5.  Copies of all inspection reports created within the past twelve (12) months.
B.  For purposes of this section, “long-term care facility” means nursing facilities as defined by the Nursing Home Care Act, assisted living centers or continuum of care facilities as defined by the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act, and residential care facilities as defined by the Residential Care Act.
C.  The State Board of Health may promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2012.

53-2-2598	JM	1/4/2012 10:02:08 AM