2023 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
§63-1-1923. Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board.
A. There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2025, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, a Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Council which shall be composed as follows:
1. The Governor shall appoint a thirteen-member Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Council which shall advise the State Commissioner of Health. The Advisory Council shall be comprised of the following persons:
- a.one representative from the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, designated by the Administrator,
- b.one representative from the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, designated by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,
- c.one representative from the Department of Human Services, designated by the Director of Human Services,
- d.one member who shall be a licensed general practitioner of the medical or osteopathic profession,
- e.one member who shall be a registered pharmacist,
- f.one member who shall be a licensed registered nurse or licensed practical nurse,
- g.one member who shall be an operator-administrator of a nursing home which has a current license issued pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act and who shall have had five (5) years’ experience in the nursing home profession as an operator-administrator,
- h.one member who shall be an operator-administrator of a residential care home licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Residential Care Act,
- i.one member who shall be an owner-operator of an adult day care facility licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Adult Day Care Act,
- j.one member who shall be an owner-operator of a continuum of care facility or assisted living center licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act,
- k.two members who shall be over the age of sixty-five (65) who shall represent the general public and have no long-term care professional work history, and
- l.one member who shall be over the age of sixty-five (65) who shall represent the general public and who advocates for individuals receiving long-term care services; and
2. Appointments shall be for two-year terms. Members shall serve at the pleasure of their designators. Members may be reappointed not to exceed two terms. In case of a vacancy, the Governor shall appoint individuals to fill the remainder of the term.
B. The State Department of Health shall provide administrative support to perform designated duties of the Advisory Council. The Department shall also provide space for meetings of the Advisory Council.
C. The Advisory Council shall annually elect a chair, vice-chair and secretary-treasurer, shall meet at least quarterly, and may hold such special meetings as may be necessary. The members of the Advisory Council shall be reimbursed as provided for by the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
D. The Advisory Council shall have the power and duty to:
1. Serve as an advisory body to the Department for the development and improvement of services to and care and treatment of residents of facilities subject to the provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act, homes subject to the provisions of the Residential Care Act and facilities subject to the provisions of the Adult Day Care Act;
2. Review and make recommendations regarding quality of services, care, and treatment provided to individuals receiving services from entities that are subject to the Nursing Home Care Act, the Residential Care Act and the Adult Day Care Act; and
3. Evaluate and review the standards, practices, and procedures regarding the administration and enforcement of the provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act, the Residential Care Act and the Adult Day Care Act.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 241, § 23, eff. Oct. 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 128, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1986, c. 16, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 98, § 27, emerg. eff. May 20, 1987; Laws 1989, c. 192, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1989, c. 345, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 51, § 127, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 109, § 1, emerg. eff. April 20, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 230, § 17, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 42, § 1; Laws 2001, c. 17, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 25, § 1; Laws 2010, c. 29, § 1; Laws 2014, c. 60, § 1; Laws 2020, c. 116, § 18, eff. July 1, 2020; Laws 2023, c. 197, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
