Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-866.1

As used in this section:

1. "Assisted living center" means any home or establishment

offering, coordinating, or providing services to two or more persons

who:

a. are domiciled therein,

b. are unrelated to the operator,

c. by choice or functional impairments, need assistance

with personal care or nursing supervision,

d. may need intermittent or unscheduled nursing care,

e. may need medication assistance, and

f. may need assistance with transfer and/or ambulation;

2. "Consumer" means an individual seeking a referral to an

assisted living center or continuum of care facility on behalf of

themselves or someone else as a representative;

3. "Continuum of care facility" means a home, establishment, or

institution providing nursing facility services as defined in

Section 1-1902 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes and one or both

of the following:

a. assisted living center services as defined in the

Continuum of Care Assisted Living Act, and

b. adult day care center services as defined in Section

1-872 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. "Fee" means a commission paid to an individual or entity in

exchange for referring a consumer to an assisted living center or

continuum of care facility which results in a resident move-in;

5. "Referral" means identifying and referring a consumer to an

assisted living center or continuum of care facility to facilitate

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an evaluation, in consultation with the community, of whether the

assisted living center or continuum of care facility is a suitable

option for the consumer;

6. "Referral agency" means an entity that provides referrals to

assisted living centers or continuum of care facilities for a fee

collected from a consumer or an assisted living center or continuum

of care facility. The term does not include:

a. an assisted living center or continuum of care

facility, its owners, or any of its employees or

contractors in their individual capacity, or

b. a resident or resident's family member who refers a

consumer to the assisted living center or continuum of

care facility regardless of whether that individual

receives a discount or other remuneration from the

assisted living center or continuum of care facility.