Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1905
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Application fee - Form and display of license - Renewal
Official statutory text
- Transfer of ownership or operation of facility - Conditional
license - Liability of transferor - Unannounced inspections.
A. An application for a license, or renewal thereof, to operate
a facility shall be accompanied by a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for
each bed per year included in the maximum bed capacity at such
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facility, except that any facility operated by the Oklahoma
Department of Veterans Affairs shall be exempt from the fee. All
licenses shall be on a form prescribed by the State Commissioner of
Health, which shall include, but not be limited to, the maximum bed
capacity for which it is granted and the date the license was
issued. The license shall:
1. Not be transferable or assignable;
2. Be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises;
3. Be issued only for the premises named in the application;
and
4. Expire three (3) years from the date of issuance, provided
an initial license shall expire one hundred eighty (180) days after
the date of issuance. Licenses may be issued for a period of more
than twelve (12) months, but not more than thirty-six (36) months,
for the license period immediately following the effective date of
this provision in order to permit an equitable distribution of
license expiration dates.
B. The fee for a license amendment to reflect an increase in
bed capacity shall be prorated based on the number of days remaining
in the licensure period and the change in the number of beds, except
that any facility operated by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
Affairs shall be exempt from the fee.
C. The issuance or renewal of a license after notice of a
violation has been sent shall not constitute a waiver by the State
Department of Health of its power to rely on the violation as the
basis for subsequent license revocation or other enforcement action
under this act arising out of the notice of violation.
D. 1. When transfer of ownership or operation of a facility is
proposed, the transferee shall notify the Department of the transfer
and apply for a new license at least thirty (30) days prior to final
transfer.
2. The transferor shall remain responsible for the operation of
the facility until such time as a license is issued to the
transferee.
3. The license granted to the transferee shall be subject to
the plan of correction submitted by the previous owner and approved
by the Department and any conditions contained in a conditional
license issued to the previous owner. If there are outstanding
violations and no approved plan of correction has been implemented,
the Department may issue a conditional license and plan of
correction as provided in this act.
4. The transferor shall remain liable for all penalties
assessed against the facility which are imposed for violations
occurring prior to transfer of ownership.
E. Nursing and specialized facilities, as defined and licensed
pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act shall be surveyed through an
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unannounced inspection at least once every fifteen (15) months, with
a statewide average survey cycle of twelve (12) months.
license - Liability of transferor - Unannounced inspections.
A. An application for a license, or renewal thereof, to operate
a facility shall be accompanied by a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for
each bed per year included in the maximum bed capacity at such
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 672
facility, except that any facility operated by the Oklahoma
Department of Veterans Affairs shall be exempt from the fee. All
licenses shall be on a form prescribed by the State Commissioner of
Health, which shall include, but not be limited to, the maximum bed
capacity for which it is granted and the date the license was
issued. The license shall:
1. Not be transferable or assignable;
2. Be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises;
3. Be issued only for the premises named in the application;
and
4. Expire three (3) years from the date of issuance, provided
an initial license shall expire one hundred eighty (180) days after
the date of issuance. Licenses may be issued for a period of more
than twelve (12) months, but not more than thirty-six (36) months,
for the license period immediately following the effective date of
this provision in order to permit an equitable distribution of
license expiration dates.
B. The fee for a license amendment to reflect an increase in
bed capacity shall be prorated based on the number of days remaining
in the licensure period and the change in the number of beds, except
that any facility operated by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
Affairs shall be exempt from the fee.
C. The issuance or renewal of a license after notice of a
violation has been sent shall not constitute a waiver by the State
Department of Health of its power to rely on the violation as the
basis for subsequent license revocation or other enforcement action
under this act arising out of the notice of violation.
D. 1. When transfer of ownership or operation of a facility is
proposed, the transferee shall notify the Department of the transfer
and apply for a new license at least thirty (30) days prior to final
transfer.
2. The transferor shall remain responsible for the operation of
the facility until such time as a license is issued to the
transferee.
3. The license granted to the transferee shall be subject to
the plan of correction submitted by the previous owner and approved
by the Department and any conditions contained in a conditional
license issued to the previous owner. If there are outstanding
violations and no approved plan of correction has been implemented,
the Department may issue a conditional license and plan of
correction as provided in this act.
4. The transferor shall remain liable for all penalties
assessed against the facility which are imposed for violations
occurring prior to transfer of ownership.
E. Nursing and specialized facilities, as defined and licensed
pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act shall be surveyed through an
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unannounced inspection at least once every fifteen (15) months, with
a statewide average survey cycle of twelve (12) months.
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