§ 1430.4. Group Homes for Developmental or Physical Disabilities Advisory Board
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 10. Children
10 Okl.St.Ann. § 1430.4
§ 1430.4. Group Homes for Developmental or Physical Disabilities Advisory Board
A. There is hereby re-created to continue until July 1, 2020, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law,1 the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Advisory Board.
a. eight members, appointed by the Director of Human Services, one of whom shall be a representative of the Oklahoma Community Based Providers Association, one a representative of United Cerebral Palsy of Oklahoma, one a representative of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities who is not a state employee, two who shall be group home directors having a minimum of two (2) years of experience as a group home director, and three who shall be consumers or consumer advocates, one of whom is the parent of a person having a developmental disability. These appointed members shall each serve a three-year term and may be reappointed, and
2. The Advisory Board shall annually elect a chair, a vice-chair and a secretary and shall meet at least quarterly and at such other times as may be necessary. All meetings of the Advisory Board shall be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.2 Members of the Advisory Board shall not receive compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed pursuant to the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act.3
3. Evaluate and review the standards, practices, and procedures of the Department regarding the administration and enforcement of the provisions of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act and the quality of services and care and treatment provided to residents of group homes, and may make recommendations to the Department as necessary and appropriate; and
4. Serve as an advisory body to the Department regarding the implementation of any nationally recognized accreditation standards, as they apply to community-based facilities and services adopted by the Commission for Human Services as standards for the provision of services to persons with developmental or physical disabilities who receive services through the Department of Human Services.
Credits
Laws 1987, c. 225, § 4, eff. July 1, 1987; Laws 1992, c. 161, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 236, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1996, c. 155, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1996. Renumbered from Title 63, § 1-818.4 and amended by Laws 1996, c. 354, §§ 4, 56, eff. Nov. 1, 1996. Laws 2000, c. 33, § 1; Laws 2003, c. 9, § 1; Laws 2009, c. 22, § 1; Laws 2010, c. 26, § 1; Laws 2014, c. 65, § 1.
10 Okl. St. Ann. § 1430.4, OK ST T. 10 § 1430.4
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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