Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-3-315
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Certification as community residential mental health
Official statutory text
programs.
A. The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
shall adopt minimum standards for program certification for
residential care homes operating as community residential mental
health programs as provided in this section. The standards shall be
adopted as rules and promulgated by the Board of Mental Health and
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Substance Abuse Services pursuant to the provisions of the
Administrative Procedures Act.
B. The program certification standards adopted by the Board
shall provide for a system of classification of community
residential mental health programs based upon the level of care
required by residents of the facility and establish minimum program
certification standards for each classification. The program
certification standards adopted by the Board for each classification
shall be such that residential care facilities having a valid
contract with the Department and licensed by the State Department of
Health on July 1, 1988, shall be qualified and eligible for program
certification within an appropriate classification.
C. The Department shall terminate the contract of any home that
fails to meet contract provisions regarding financial statements.
D. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
is authorized to establish and collect certification and renewal
fees for certification of community residential mental health
facilities and programs as provided in Section 3-324 of this title.
E. Failure to comply with rules and standards promulgated by
the Board shall be grounds for revocation, suspension or nonrenewal
of certification.
A. The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
shall adopt minimum standards for program certification for
residential care homes operating as community residential mental
health programs as provided in this section. The standards shall be
adopted as rules and promulgated by the Board of Mental Health and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43A. Mental Health Page 68
Substance Abuse Services pursuant to the provisions of the
Administrative Procedures Act.
B. The program certification standards adopted by the Board
shall provide for a system of classification of community
residential mental health programs based upon the level of care
required by residents of the facility and establish minimum program
certification standards for each classification. The program
certification standards adopted by the Board for each classification
shall be such that residential care facilities having a valid
contract with the Department and licensed by the State Department of
Health on July 1, 1988, shall be qualified and eligible for program
certification within an appropriate classification.
C. The Department shall terminate the contract of any home that
fails to meet contract provisions regarding financial statements.
D. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
is authorized to establish and collect certification and renewal
fees for certification of community residential mental health
facilities and programs as provided in Section 3-324 of this title.
E. Failure to comply with rules and standards promulgated by
the Board shall be grounds for revocation, suspension or nonrenewal
of certification.
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