STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 54th Legislature (2014)

SENATE BILL 1666	By:	Crain

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to assisted living centers; amending 63 O.S. 2011, Section 1-890.2, which relates to definitions; clarifying language; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     63 O.S. 2011, Section 1-890.2, is amended to read as follows:
Section 1-890.2.  As used in the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act:
1.  "Assisted living center" means any home or establishment offering, coordinating or providing services to two or more persons who:
a.	are domiciled therein,
b.	are unrelated to the operator,
c.	by choice or functional impairments, need assistance with personal care or nursing supervision,
d.	may need intermittent or unscheduled nursing care,
e.	may need medication assistance, and
f.	may need assistance with transfer and/or ambulation;
2.  "Board" means the State Board of Health;
3.  "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health;
4.  "Continuum of care facility" means a home, establishment, facility or institution providing nursing facility services as defined in Section 1-1902 of this title and one or both of the following:
a.	assisted living center services as defined in the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act, and
b.	adult day care center services as defined in Section 1-872 of this title; and
5.  "Department" means the State Department of Health.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2014.

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