Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-890.3

acts.

A. The State Commissioner of Health shall promulgate rules

necessary to implement the provisions of the Continuum of Care and

Assisted Living Act. Such rules shall include, but shall not be

limited to:

1. A uniform comprehensive resident screening instrument to

measure the needs and capabilities of residents in all settings and

to determine appropriate placements of residents;

2. Physical plant requirements meeting construction and life

safety codes, with provisions accommodating resident privacy and

independence in assisted living centers and in assisted living

components of continuum of care facilities based on the variable

capabilities of residents;

3. Staffing levels responsive to the variable needs of

residents, with provisions for sharing of staff between components

in a continuum of care facility;

4. Minimum standards for resident care including, but not

limited to, standards pertaining to medical care and administration

of medications. Standards pertaining to medication administration

shall, at a minimum, require the assisted living center or continuum

of care facility to:

a. provide or arrange qualified staff to administer

medications based on the needs of residents,

b. follow medication administration orders from a

qualified health care provider,

c. ensure that medications are reviewed monthly by a

Registered Nurse or pharmacist and quarterly by a

consultant pharmacist,

d. maintain medication administration records and

document all medication administration in such

records, and

e. have medication storage and disposal policies;

5. Standards for measuring quality outcomes for residents;

6. Provisions for individualized services chosen by and

designed for each resident;

7. Provisions to prohibit facility staff from disclosing a

resident’s financial information to third parties without written

consent of the resident or the designated representative of the

resident;

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8. Procedures for inspections and investigations of licensed

entities to ensure compliance with the Continuum of Care and

Assisted Living Act and rules promulgated by the Commissioner;

9. Enumeration of resident rights and responsibilities to be

observed by each facility and its staff. Such resident rights shall

include the freedom of choice regarding any personal attending

physicians and all other providers of medical services and supplies,

providing that the minimum standards are met by the provider

pursuant to the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act, without a

financial penalty or fee charged by the assisted living center;

10. Provisions for a surety bond or deposit from each applicant

in an amount sufficient to guarantee that obligations to residents

will be performed, with provisions for reduction or waiver of the

surety bond or deposit when the assets of the applicant or its

contracts with other persons are sufficient to reasonably ensure the

performance of its obligations;

11. Provisions for the development of a consumer guide or

similar resource to be posted on the Internet website of the State

Department of Health to assist individuals and families in

understanding the services provided by assisted living centers and

to compare and select a facility;

12. Provisions for posting results of routine inspections and

any complaint investigations of each assisted living center on the

Internet website of the Department. Such information shall be

regularly updated to include the facility’s plan of correction and

to indicate when a violation of a licensing regulation was corrected

by the facility; and

13. Provisions requiring execution of a plan of care and a

resident service contract with the resident or resident’s

representative.

B. The nursing care service of a continuum of care facility

shall be subject to the requirements, procedures and remedies set
nclude the facility’s plan of correction and

to indicate when a violation of a licensing regulation was corrected

by the facility; and

13. Provisions requiring execution of a plan of care and a

resident service contract with the resident or resident’s

representative.

B. The nursing care service of a continuum of care facility

shall be subject to the requirements, procedures and remedies set

out in the Nursing Home Care Act, including provisions relating to

resident rights.

C. The adult day care component of a continuum of care facility

shall be subject to requirements and procedures specified under the

Adult Day Care Act.