Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1919.1
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Reasonable access to residents – Emergency-
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preparedness plan.
A. Except as provided by Section 10-111 of Title 43A of the
Oklahoma Statutes, every long-term care facility, as defined in
Section 1-1945 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, must provide
reasonable access to a resident by immediate family, compassionate
caregivers, other relatives of the resident, essential support
persons, and the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Ombudsman subject to the
resident's or, if they are incapacitated, their legally appointed
representative's right to deny or withdraw consent at any time.
Compassionate caregivers may be family members, friends, volunteers,
or other individuals identified by a resident, the resident's
family, or facility staff, who assist residents with activities of
daily living, such as bathing, dressing, and eating, or who provide
emotional, mental, or spiritual support to residents.
B. Every long-term care facility must provide reasonable access
to a resident by health care providers who are contracted with the
facility to provide such care, subject to the resident's right to
deny or withdraw consent at any time.
C. Long-term care facilities shall include and submit to the
State Department of Health in their emergency-preparedness plan
procedures for visitation during an emergency. The visitation plan
shall be made available by the facility to contracted health care
providers, family members, essential support persons, and
compassionate caregivers upon request. Visitation and access
described in subsections A and B of this section may be subject to
reasonable clinical and safety restrictions as ordered by the State
Department of Health or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services.
D. No long-term care facility shall unilaterally eliminate
visitation for any reason; however, a facility may temporarily
suspend visitation for a period not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 706
based upon the emergency-preparedness plan provided to the State
Department of Health.
A. Except as provided by Section 10-111 of Title 43A of the
Oklahoma Statutes, every long-term care facility, as defined in
Section 1-1945 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, must provide
reasonable access to a resident by immediate family, compassionate
caregivers, other relatives of the resident, essential support
persons, and the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Ombudsman subject to the
resident's or, if they are incapacitated, their legally appointed
representative's right to deny or withdraw consent at any time.
Compassionate caregivers may be family members, friends, volunteers,
or other individuals identified by a resident, the resident's
family, or facility staff, who assist residents with activities of
daily living, such as bathing, dressing, and eating, or who provide
emotional, mental, or spiritual support to residents.
B. Every long-term care facility must provide reasonable access
to a resident by health care providers who are contracted with the
facility to provide such care, subject to the resident's right to
deny or withdraw consent at any time.
C. Long-term care facilities shall include and submit to the
State Department of Health in their emergency-preparedness plan
procedures for visitation during an emergency. The visitation plan
shall be made available by the facility to contracted health care
providers, family members, essential support persons, and
compassionate caregivers upon request. Visitation and access
described in subsections A and B of this section may be subject to
reasonable clinical and safety restrictions as ordered by the State
Department of Health or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services.
D. No long-term care facility shall unilaterally eliminate
visitation for any reason; however, a facility may temporarily
suspend visitation for a period not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 706
based upon the emergency-preparedness plan provided to the State
Department of Health.
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