Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-842
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Residents' representatives
Official statutory text
A. Any contract or application for admission to a residential
care facility shall include provisions for the applicant to
designate an individual to be the "representative of a resident".
The individual so designated shall have a fiduciary duty to the
resident to act at all times in the best interests of the resident.
Any resident of a residential care facility may change the
designation of a representative at any time and for any reason. No
representative shall be required to serve in such capacity if the
person objects to serving, and may resign as representative upon
written notice to the resident and the facility.
B. Upon admission or the signing of a contract for admission to
a residential care facility or any modifications to the contract for
admission, the representative of the resident shall be notified of
the admission, the contract or any modifications to the contract.
C. If a resident is subject to a special, limited or full
guardianship, pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
Guardianship and Conservatorship Act or the Protective Services for
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 491
the Elderly and for Incapacitated Adults Act, the representative of
the resident shall be the court-appointed guardian.
care facility shall include provisions for the applicant to
designate an individual to be the "representative of a resident".
The individual so designated shall have a fiduciary duty to the
resident to act at all times in the best interests of the resident.
Any resident of a residential care facility may change the
designation of a representative at any time and for any reason. No
representative shall be required to serve in such capacity if the
person objects to serving, and may resign as representative upon
written notice to the resident and the facility.
B. Upon admission or the signing of a contract for admission to
a residential care facility or any modifications to the contract for
admission, the representative of the resident shall be notified of
the admission, the contract or any modifications to the contract.
C. If a resident is subject to a special, limited or full
guardianship, pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
Guardianship and Conservatorship Act or the Protective Services for
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 491
the Elderly and for Incapacitated Adults Act, the representative of
the resident shall be the court-appointed guardian.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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