Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-866.4

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Referral agency duties

Official statutory text

A referral agency shall:

1. Use a nationally accredited service provider to obtain

criminal history record information upon hire, on a referral agency

employee who has direct contact with a consumer; provided, however,

that a referral agency employee who physically enters an assisted

living center or continuum of care facility with the purpose of

making a referral on behalf of a consumer, shall obtain a criminal

background check, in accordance with paragraph 1 of subsection I of

Section 1-1947 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. Maintain liability insurance coverage for negligent acts or

omissions by the referral agency or its employees;

3. Audit each assisted living center or continuum of care

facility to which the referral agency provides referrals to ensure

that any applicable license is in good standing and maintain a

record of that audit;

4. Provide all referral agency employees whose job

responsibilities require direct contact with a consumer with

introductory training, including training on the referral agency's

code of conduct, before the employee begins performing those

responsibilities;

5. Provide an assisted living center or continuum of care

facility with the time and date on which any referral has been made

to the assisted living center or continuum of care facility in a

clear and conspicuous written physical or electronic document on or

before the date the consumer is admitted; and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 532

6. After November 1, 2024, provide any new written contract

with an assisted living center or continuum of care facility for

which it is making referrals the length of time that a referral

agency shall be paid from the date that the referral was made to the

assisted living center or continuum of care facility not to exceed

thirty-six (36) months.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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