Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-1430.24
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Access to group homes
Official statutory text
A. Residents of group homes subject to the Group Homes for
Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act may receive
any guest or visitor in the group home during reasonable hours as
long as the visit does not infringe upon the rights of other group
home residents. Any guest or visitor entering a group home shall
promptly notify the staff on duty of their presence and shall, upon
request, produce identification to establish their identity. No
such person shall enter the immediate living area of any resident
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without first identifying oneself and then receiving permission from
the resident to enter. The rights of other residents present in the
room shall be respected. A resident may terminate at any time a
visit by a person having access to the living area of the resident
pursuant to this section.
B. This section shall not limit the power of the Department of
Human Services or other public agency otherwise permitted or
required by law to enter and inspect a group home.
C. The provider or licensee may refuse access to the group home
to any person if the presence of that person in the group home would
be injurious to the health and safety of a resident or would
threaten the security of the property of a resident or the group
home, or if the person seeks access to the group home for commercial
purposes.
Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act may receive
any guest or visitor in the group home during reasonable hours as
long as the visit does not infringe upon the rights of other group
home residents. Any guest or visitor entering a group home shall
promptly notify the staff on duty of their presence and shall, upon
request, produce identification to establish their identity. No
such person shall enter the immediate living area of any resident
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10. Children Page 254
without first identifying oneself and then receiving permission from
the resident to enter. The rights of other residents present in the
room shall be respected. A resident may terminate at any time a
visit by a person having access to the living area of the resident
pursuant to this section.
B. This section shall not limit the power of the Department of
Human Services or other public agency otherwise permitted or
required by law to enter and inspect a group home.
C. The provider or licensee may refuse access to the group home
to any person if the presence of that person in the group home would
be injurious to the health and safety of a resident or would
threaten the security of the property of a resident or the group
home, or if the person seeks access to the group home for commercial
purposes.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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