§ 1-879.2c. Required disclosure--Promulgation of rules--Alzheimer-Dementia Disclosure Act Advis...
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and SafetyEffective: November 1, 2021
Effective: November 1, 2021
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-879.2c
§ 1-879.2c. Required disclosure--Promulgation of rules--Alzheimer-Dementia Disclosure Act Advisory Council
A. 1. Pursuant to rules promulgated under the provisions of the Alzheimer's Dementia and Other Forms of Dementia Special Care Disclosure Act, any nursing facility, residential care facility, assisted living facility, adult day care center, continuum of care facility, or special care facility that publicly advertises, intentionally markets, or otherwise engages in promotional campaigns for the purpose of communicating that said facility offers care or treatment methods within the facility that distinguish it as being especially applicable to or suitable to persons with Alzheimer's dementia or other forms of dementia diagnoses shall disclose the type of care, memory care or treatment provided that distinguishes it as being especially applicable to or suitable for such persons.
3. The process used for assessment, establishment, and implementation of a resident plan of care, as it relates to Alzheimer's dementia and other forms of dementia, including the method by which the plan evolves, the frequency of assessment, and how the facility will respond to changes in the condition of the resident;
F. There is hereby created the Alzheimer-Dementia Disclosure Act Advisory Council. The Council shall make recommendations to the State Commissioner of Health regarding the disclosure form and rules promulgated pursuant to the Alzheimer's Dementia and Other Forms of Dementia Special Care Disclosure Act.
1. The Council shall consist of nine (9) members to be appointed by the State Commissioner of Health for such terms as he or she chooses. The members shall be individuals who have knowledge and expertise in the field of memory care or individuals who are consumer representatives directly impacted by memory-care services, provided that neither the members with knowledge and expertise in the field nor the members who are consumer representatives shall comprise more than two-thirds (2/3) of the total membership. The members who are consumer representatives shall be individuals with immediate family members who have received or are currently receiving memory-care services in Oklahoma and shall not be employees or board members of any facilities or entities subject to the Alzheimer's Dementia and Other Forms of Dementia Special Care Disclosure Act.
I. The Department shall establish a website with a list of those facilities that have filed a disclosure form pursuant to this act. The website shall contain a link to the submitted disclosure form and a table containing items from the disclosure form, including staffing ratios, staff training, special programming and activities, and accreditations or certifications.
Credits
Laws 1998, c. 147, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2021, c. 546, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-879.2c, OK ST T. 63 § 1-879.2c
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 378 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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