Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-851
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Public policy as to development of long-term services
Official statutory text
The Legislature hereby declares that it is the public policy of
the State of Oklahoma that the offering and development of long-term
care services should be made in a planned, orderly and economical
manner consistent with and appropriate to services needed by people
in various regions, districts or localities in the State of
Oklahoma, and that it is essential to the realization of this public
policy that the offering and development of long-term care services
in the state be made in accordance with the needs for such services.
It is the purpose of the Legislature in enacting this act to further
this public policy by providing for the submittal of plans and
applications, and by prohibiting the offering, development or change
of existing services prior to the issuance of a certificate of need
by the State Department of Health.
the State of Oklahoma that the offering and development of long-term
care services should be made in a planned, orderly and economical
manner consistent with and appropriate to services needed by people
in various regions, districts or localities in the State of
Oklahoma, and that it is essential to the realization of this public
policy that the offering and development of long-term care services
in the state be made in accordance with the needs for such services.
It is the purpose of the Legislature in enacting this act to further
this public policy by providing for the submittal of plans and
applications, and by prohibiting the offering, development or change
of existing services prior to the issuance of a certificate of need
by the State Department of Health.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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