§ 1-1945. Definitions
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-1945
§ 1-1945. Definitions
For purposes of the Long-term Care Security Act:
e. the nursing care component of a continuum of care facility as defined under the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act,1
f. the nursing care component of a life care community as defined by the Long-term Care Insurance Act,2 or
3. “Nurse aide” means any person who provides, for compensation, nursing care or health-related services to residents in a nursing facility, a specialized facility, a residential care home, continuum of care facility, assisted living center or an adult day care center and who is not a licensed health professional. Such term also means any person who provides such services to individuals in their own homes as an employee or contract provider of a home health or home care agency, or as a contract provider of the Oklahoma Personal Care Program;
5. “Home health or home care agency” means any person, partnership, association, corporation or other organization which administers, offers or provides health care services or supportive assistance for compensation to three or more ill, disabled, or infirm persons in the temporary or permanent residence of such persons, and includes any subunits or branch offices of a parent home health or home care agency;
9. “Direct patient access” means access to a service recipient of an employer, through employment, independent contract, or the granting of clinical privileges, in which the performance of duties involves, or may involve one-on-one contact with a service recipient of the employer on an ongoing basis. The term shall include access to a service recipient's property, medical information or financial information. The term does not include a volunteer unless the volunteer has duties that are equivalent to the duties of a direct patient access employee and those duties involve one-on-one contact with a service recipient of an employer, without line-of-sight supervision by employer staff;
10. “Independent contract” means a contract entered into by an employer with an individual who provides the contracted services independently or a contract entered into by an employer with an organization or agency that employs or contracts with an individual after complying with the requirements of this section to provide the contracted services to the employer on behalf of the organization or agency;
Credits
Laws 2005, c. 465, § 3, emerg. eff. June 9, 2005; Laws 2012, c. 358, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-1945, OK ST T. 63 § 1-1945
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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