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Oklahoma Senate Bill SB596

Oklahoma 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB596

Introduced
2/6/23  

Caption

Long-term care; requiring certain regulation of intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities with sixteen or fewer beds. Effective date.

Impact

With the enactment of SB596, the State Department of Health is empowered to create rules specifically for ICF/IID-16 facilities, covering aspects such as licensure, staffing, quality of care, and regulatory compliance. This could significantly improve the oversight of such facilities, ensuring that the vulnerable population they serve receives adequate care. The regulations set forth in this bill could lead to enhanced standards in these facilities, aligning them with both state and federal mandates regarding care for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Summary

Senate Bill 596 aims to establish specific regulations for intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities that house sixteen or fewer beds (ICF/IID-16). This bill mandates that these facilities be regulated separately from other types of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes, thereby providing a distinct legal framework tailored to their unique needs. The bill requires the State Department of Health to enforce federal laws applicable to ICF/IID facilities and stipulates the qualifications necessary for administrators of these facilities.

Contention

A notable point of contention surrounding SB596 revolves around the training and qualifications of facility administrators. Critics may argue that the requirements could limit the pool of qualified administrators available, potentially leading to staffing challenges. The specific exclusion of certain types of facilities from the existing Nursing Home Care Act could also raise concerns among stakeholders about the adequacy of care provided in ICF/IID-16 facilities, as some may fear that these changes could lead to reduced accountability compared to larger care facilities.

Latest SB596 Activity

Companion Bills

OK SB596

Carry Over Long-term care; requiring certain regulation of intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities with sixteen or fewer beds. Effective date.

Previously Filed As

OK SB596

Long-term care; requiring certain regulation of intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities with sixteen or fewer beds. Effective date.

OK SB783

Long-term care; requiring certain regulation of intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities with sixteen or fewer beds. Effective date.

OK SB32

Oklahoma Health Care Authority; directing Oklahoma Health Care Authority to implement increased payment for certain long-term care and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

OK SB243

Long-term care; exempting certain facilities from long-term care certificate of need requirement; eliminating certificate of need requirement for psychiatric and chemical dependency facilities. Effective date.

OK HB2824

Long-term care; transfer of employees, powers, duties, monies and contractual rights; informal dispute resolution process; effective dates; emergency.

OK SB598

Statutory terms; updating terminology related to persons with disabilities. Effective date.

OK HB1659

Public health and safety; recalculation and reimbursement from the Nursing Facility Quality Care Fund; removing advisory committee; effective date.

OK SB229

Long-term care; requiring the State Department of Health to provide certain information to complainant of violations of the Nursing Home Care Act. Effective date.

OK HB2865

Higher education; tuition aid grants; intellectual and developmental disabilities; effective date.

OK SB242

Long-term care; eliminating certificate of need requirements for long-term care facilities and psychiatric and chemical dependency facilities. Effective date.

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