§ 1430.27. Inspection, investigation, survey or evaluation of group home
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 10. Children
10 Okl.St.Ann. § 1430.27
§ 1430.27. Inspection, investigation, survey or evaluation of group home
A. Every group home shall be inspected at least annually by a duly appointed representative of the Department of Human Services pursuant to rules promulgated by the Commission for Human Services with the advice and counsel of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Advisory Board established by Section 1430.4 of this title.
C. Any inspection, investigation, survey, or evaluation may be conducted without prior notice to the home. At least one inspection per group home shall be unannounced. Any licensee or applicant for a license shall be deemed to have given consent to any duly authorized employee or agent of the Department to enter and inspect the group home in accordance with the provisions of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act. Refusal to permit such entry or inspection may constitute grounds for the denial, nonrenewal, suspension, or revocation of a license.
E. The Department shall require periodic reports and shall have access to books, records and other documents maintained by the group home to the extent necessary to implement the provisions of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act and the rules promulgated by the Commission for Human Services pursuant thereto.
F. Any state or local ombudsman or a representative of the Office of Client Advocacy having proper identification is authorized to enter any group home licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act, communicate privately and without unreasonable restriction with any resident of a group home who consents to such communication, to seek consent to communicate privately and without restriction with any resident of a group home, and to observe all areas of a group home that directly pertain to the care of a resident of a group home.
Credits
Laws 1987, c. 225, § 27, eff. July 1, 1987; Laws 1994, c. 236, § 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1996, c. 155, § 27, eff. Nov. 1, 1996. Renumbered from Title 63, § 1-818.27 and amended by Laws 1996, c. 354, §§ 27, 56, eff. Nov. 1, 1996. Laws 2006, c. 137, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 Okl. St. Ann. § 1430.27, OK ST T. 10 § 1430.27
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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