STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 53rd Legislature (2011)

SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION 8	By:	Ivester

AS INTRODUCED

A Joint Resolution relating to Alzheimer’s disease special care; encouraging the State Department of Health to revise certain form; and directing distribution.

WHEREAS, the State Department of Health has the statutory responsibility to regulate nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in the state; and
WHEREAS, the Alzheimer’s Disease Special Care Disclosure Act requires nursing homes and other long-term care facilities that promote themselves as providing care or treatment to persons with Alzheimer’s disease to disclose information on such specialized care or treatment to persons seeking placement on behalf of a loved one at the facility; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Health’s “Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Disorders Special Care Disclosure Form” does not provide for the disclosure of certain information that would be useful for consumers when determining which long-term care facility would be best for their loved one.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 53RD OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
SECTION 1.  The Legislature encourages the State Department of Health to revise its “Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Disorders Special Care Disclosure Form” to include the specific information that qualifies the facility as a specialized care facility.
SECTION 2.  The Secretary of State is hereby directed to distribute copies of this resolution to the State Commissioner of Health.

53-1-1322	JM	1/10/2011 3:21:17 PM