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§ 1-879.2b. Definitions

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and SafetyEffective: November 1, 2021

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 63. Public Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Public Health Code
Article 8. Nursing Homes, Rest Homes and Specialized Homes
Alzheimer's Dementia and Other Forms of Dementia Special Care Disclosure Act
Effective: November 1, 2021
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-879.2b
§ 1-879.2b. Definitions
Currentness
As used in the Alzheimer's Dementia and Other Forms of Dementia Special Care Disclosure Act:
1. “Special care” means care that is provided to persons with a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's dementia or other forms of dementia by an entity that provides such care;
2. “Department” means the State Department of Health;
3. “Dementia” means the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interferes with a person's everyday activities; and
4. “Alzheimer-Dementia Disclosure Act Advisory Council” shall mean the advisory council created in Section 3 of this act.1

Credits

Laws 1998, c. 147, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2021, c. 546, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.

Footnotes

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Title 63, § 1-879.2c.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-879.2b, OK ST T. 63 § 1-879.2b
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 182 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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