Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1956.1
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Definitions
Official statutory text
As used in Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title:
1. "Assisted living center" shall have the same meaning as
provided by Section 1-890.2 of this title;
2. "Authorized electronic monitoring" means the placement of
electronic monitoring devices in the common areas or room of a
resident of a nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum
of care facility and the tapes or recordings from such devices
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this
title;
3. "Authorized electronic monitoring devices" means:
a. video surveillance cameras installed in the common
areas or resident's room under the provisions of
Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title, or
b. audio devices installed in the room of a resident
under the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of
this title that are designed to acquire communications
or other sounds occurring in the room;
4. "Continuum of care facility" shall have the same meaning as
provided by Section 1-890.2 of this title;
5. "Nursing facility" means the term as defined in Section 1-
1902 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
6. "Representative of a resident" means a court-appointed
guardian or, if there is no court-appointed guardian, the parent of
a minor, a relative or other person, designated in writing by the
resident; provided, that any owner, operator, administrator or
employee of a facility subject to the provisions of the Nursing Home
Care Act, the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act, the
Residential Care Act or the Group Homes for the Developmentally
Disabled or Physically Handicapped Persons Act shall not be
appointed guardian or limited guardian of a resident of the nursing
facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility
unless the owner, operator, administrator or employee is the spouse
of the resident or a relative of the resident within the second
degree of consanguinity and is otherwise eligible for appointment;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 777
7. "Resident" means a person residing in a nursing facility,
assisted living center or continuum of care facility; and
8. "Unauthorized electronic monitoring" means electronic,
mechanical, or other devices that do not meet the provisions of
Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title and that are specifically
used for the nonconsensual interception of wire or electronic
communications.
1. "Assisted living center" shall have the same meaning as
provided by Section 1-890.2 of this title;
2. "Authorized electronic monitoring" means the placement of
electronic monitoring devices in the common areas or room of a
resident of a nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum
of care facility and the tapes or recordings from such devices
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this
title;
3. "Authorized electronic monitoring devices" means:
a. video surveillance cameras installed in the common
areas or resident's room under the provisions of
Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title, or
b. audio devices installed in the room of a resident
under the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of
this title that are designed to acquire communications
or other sounds occurring in the room;
4. "Continuum of care facility" shall have the same meaning as
provided by Section 1-890.2 of this title;
5. "Nursing facility" means the term as defined in Section 1-
1902 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
6. "Representative of a resident" means a court-appointed
guardian or, if there is no court-appointed guardian, the parent of
a minor, a relative or other person, designated in writing by the
resident; provided, that any owner, operator, administrator or
employee of a facility subject to the provisions of the Nursing Home
Care Act, the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act, the
Residential Care Act or the Group Homes for the Developmentally
Disabled or Physically Handicapped Persons Act shall not be
appointed guardian or limited guardian of a resident of the nursing
facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility
unless the owner, operator, administrator or employee is the spouse
of the resident or a relative of the resident within the second
degree of consanguinity and is otherwise eligible for appointment;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 777
7. "Resident" means a person residing in a nursing facility,
assisted living center or continuum of care facility; and
8. "Unauthorized electronic monitoring" means electronic,
mechanical, or other devices that do not meet the provisions of
Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title and that are specifically
used for the nonconsensual interception of wire or electronic
communications.
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