Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-1430.14

zoning compliance - Qualifications of applicant or licensee -

Statement of ownership - Issuance and renewal of licenses.

A. A license shall expire twelve (12) months from the date of

issuance, unless sooner revoked, and may be renewed annually by the

Department of Human Services pursuant to the provisions of the Group

Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act.

All licenses shall be on a form prescribed by the Director of Human

Services, and shall include, but not be limited to, the maximum bed

capacity for which the license is granted, the kind of program the

licensee is certified to operate, the date the license was issued,

and the expiration date of the license. The provisions of the

license shall require that the license shall:

1. Not be transferable or assignable except as authorized by

the provisions of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or

Physical Disabilities Act;

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2. Be available on the licensed premises; and

3. Be issued only for the premises named in the application,

and may be renewed for twelve-month periods upon application and

inspection, pursuant to the provisions of the Group Homes for

Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act.

B. An application shall be under oath and shall contain, but

not be limited to, the following information:

1. The name and address of the applicant or licensee. If the

applicant or licensee is a firm or partnership, the name and address

of each member thereof shall be included in the application. If the

applicant or licensee is a firm, partnership, limited liability

company, or corporation, the name and address of the firm,

partnership, limited liability company, or corporation and the name

and address of each member of the firm, major member of the limited

liability company or manager, major partner of the partnership, or

officer, major stockholder and registered agent of the corporation

shall be included in the application;

2. The name and address of the applicant or licensee if the

applicant or licensee is not the provider and is acting as agent for

the provider of group home services or licensee;

3. The name and location of the group home for which a license

is sought;

4. The name of the administrator of the home;

5. The number and type of residents for whom services are to be

provided;

6. A description of the program and the staffing pattern for

providing resident care. In the case of an application for an

initial license, such description may be shown as the projected

program and staffing pattern; and

7. Information or records required by the Department pursuant

to the rules adopted by the Commission for Human Services regarding

group homes.

C. Each initial application shall be accompanied by a statement

from the unit of local government having zoning jurisdiction over

the location of the group home stating that the location is not in

violation of a zoning ordinance.

D. 1. An applicant or licensee shall be twenty-one (21) years

of age or older and of reputable and responsible character. In

addition, the applicant or licensee shall have appropriate business

or professional experience.

2. No person who is ineligible for employment as a community

services worker in accordance with Section 1025.2 of Title 56 of the

Oklahoma Statutes shall be eligible to be licensed or to receive a

contract to become a community services provider. If the applicant

or licensee is a firm, partnership, limited liability company, or

corporation, the applicant shall not be eligible to be licensed or

to receive a contract if any member of the firm, any major member of

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the limited liability company or manager, any major partner of the

partnership, or any officer or major stockholder of the corporation

is ineligible for employment as a community services worker in
company, or

corporation, the applicant shall not be eligible to be licensed or

to receive a contract if any member of the firm, any major member of

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the limited liability company or manager, any major partner of the

partnership, or any officer or major stockholder of the corporation

is ineligible for employment as a community services worker in

accordance with Section 1025.2 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

E. The application for a license or renewal of a license shall

be accompanied by a statement of ownership which shall include the

following:

1. The name, address, telephone number, occupation or business

activity, business address, and business telephone number of the

owner of the group home and of every person who owns the building in

which the group home is located. If the owner is a partnership,

limited liability company, or corporation, the name and address of

each partner, major member of the limited liability company, and

stockholder with an ownership interest of five percent (5%) or more

shall be included in the statement; and

2. The name and address of any other group home in which the

owner has a full or partial financial interest or, if the applicant

or licensee is a partnership, limited liability company, or

corporation, any other group home in which the partnership, limited

liability company, or corporation has a full or partial financial

interest. The statement shall indicate whether or not any other

group home wherein a full or partial financial interest is held

would, if located in this state, be required to be licensed.

F. The Director or designee shall issue and renew licenses for

group homes which comply with the provisions of the Group Homes for

Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act and the

standards and rules promulgated by the Commission pursuant thereto.