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4		-	An Act
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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6	36		BILL NO. 369 By: Garvin of the Senate
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8	38		and
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10	40		McEntire of the House
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15	47		An Act relating to long-term care; amending 63 O.S.
16	48		2021, Section 1-1950.1, which relates to criminal
17	49		history background check for nurse aide; modifying
18	50		time period of certain requirement; modifying certain
19	51		restrictions on employment; and providing an
20	52		effective date.
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25		-	~~SUBJECT: Long-term care~~
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27	59		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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29	60		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-1950.1, is
30	61		amended to read as follows:
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32	62		Section 1-1950.1. A. For purposes of this section:
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34	63		1. “Nurse aide” means any person who provides, for
35	64		compensation, nursing care or health-related services to residents
36	65		in a nursing facility, a specialized facility, a residential care
37	66		home, continuum of care facility, assisted living center or an adult
38	67		day care center and who is not a licensed health profess ional. Such
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39	95		term also means any person who provides such services to individuals
40	96		in their own homes as an employe e or contract provider of a home
41	97		health or home care agency, or as a contract provider o f the
42	98		Medicaid State Plan Personal Care Program;
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44	99		2. “Employer” means any of the following facilities, homes,
45	100		agencies or programs which are subject to the provision of this
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50	102		a. a nursing facility or specialized facility as such
51	103		terms are defined in the Nursing Home Care Act,
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53	104		b. a residential care hom e as such term is defined by the
54	105		Residential Care Act,
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56	106		c. an adult day care center as such term is defined in
57	107		the Adult Day Care Act,
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59	108		d. an assisted living center as such term is defined by
60	109		the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act,
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62	110		e. a continuum of care facility as such term is defined
63	111		by the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act,
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65	112		f. a home health or home ca re agency,
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67	113		g. the Department of Human Services, in its capacity as
68	114		an operator of any ho spital or health care institution
69	115		or as a contractor w ith providers under the Medicaid
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72	117		h. any facility operated by the Oklahoma Depart ment of
73	118		Veterans Affairs, and
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75	146		i. any facility approved and annually reviewed by the
76	147		United States Department of Veterans Affairs as a
77	148		medical foster home in which care is provided
78	149		exclusively to three or fewer veterans;
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80	150		3. “Home health or home care agency ” means any person,
81	151		partnership, association, corporation or other organization which
82	152		administers, offers or provides health care services or supportive
83	153		assistance for compensation to three or more ill, disabled, or
84	154		infirm persons in the temporary or perma nent residence of such
85	155		persons, and includes any subunits or branch offices of a parent
86	156		home health or home care agency;
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88	157		4. “Bureau” means the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation;
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93	159		5. “Completion of the sentence” means the last day of the
94	160		entire term of the incarceration imposed by the sentence including
95	161		any term that is deferred, su spended or subject to parole.
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97	162		B. Before any employer makes an offer to employ or to contract
98	163		with a nurse aide begins employment or a contract to provide nursing
99	164		care, health-related services or supportive assistance to any
100	165		individual, the employer shall provide for a criminal history
101	166		background check to be m ade on the nurse aide pursuant to the
102	167		provisions of the Long-Term Care Security Act. If the employer is a
103	168		facility, home or institution which is part of a larger complex of
104	169		buildings, the requirement of a criminal history background check
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105	197		shall apply only to an offer of employment or contract made to a
106	198		person who will work pr imarily in the immediate boundaries of the
107	199		facility, home, or institution.
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110	201		pertaining to registry screenin gs and national crimin al history
111	202		record check checks are not in effect pending an effective date
112	203		established in rulemaking, an employer is authorized to obtain any
113	204		criminal history background records maintained by the Bureau
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117	207		history background check on the nurse aid e and shall provide to the
118	208		Bureau any relevant information required by the Bureau to conduct
119	209		the check. The employer shall pay a fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00)
120	210		to the Bureau for each criminal history background check that is
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123	212		2. An employer may make an offer of temporary employment to a
124	213		nurse aide pending the results of the criminal history background
125	214		check. The employer in such instance shall provide to the Bureau
126	215		the name and relevant information relating to the pe rson within
127	216		seventy-two (72) hours after the date the person accepts temporary
128	217		employment. The employer shall not hire or contract with the nurse
129	218		aide on a permanent basis until the results of the criminal history
130	219		background check are received;
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132	247		3. An employer may accept a criminal history background report
133	248		less than one (1) year old of a person to whom such employer makes
134	249		an offer of employment. The report shall be obtained from the
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137	250		previous employer or contractor of such person and shall only be
138	251		obtained upon the written consent of such person; and
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140	252		4. Every employer while subject to the provisions of this
141	253		subsection shall inform each applicant for employment, o r each
142	254		prospective contract provider, as applicable, that the employer is
143	255		required to obtain a criminal history background record before
144	256		making an offer of permanent employment or contract to a nurse aide.
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146	257		C. 1. If the results of a criminal history backg round check
147	258		reveal that the subject person has been convicted of, pled guilty or
148	259		no contest to, or received a deferred sentence for, a felony or
149	260		misdemeanor offense for any of the following offenses in any state
150	261		or federal jurisdiction, the employer shall not hire or contract
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153	263		a. abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of any
154	264		person entrusted to the care or possession of such
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157	266		b. rape, incest, or sodomy, or any crime that resulted in
158	267		the person being registered on a sex offender registry
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173	302		h. i. assault and battery with a dan gerous weapon, or
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178	305		completion of sentence, and the results of a criminal history check
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181	306		reveal that the subject person has been convicted of, or pled guilty
182	307		or no contest to, a felony or misdemeanor offense for any of t he
183	308		following offenses, in any state or federal jurisdiction, the
184	309		employer shall not hire or contract with the person:
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190	312		c. indecent exposure and indecent exhibition, except
191	313		where such offense disqualifies the applicant as a
192	314		registered sex offender,
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205	348		i. unlawful manufacture , distribution, prescription, or
206	349		dispensing of a Schedule I through V drug as defined
207	350		by the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act,
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213	353		D. An employer shall not employ or continue employing a person
214	354		addicted to any Schedule I thr ough V drug as specified by the
215	355		Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act unless the person
216	356		produces evidence tha t the person has successfully complete d a drug
217	357		rehabilitation program.
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219	358		E. All employment eligibility determination reco rds received by
220	359		the employer pursuant to this section are confidential and are for
221	360		the exclusive use of the State D epartment of Health a nd the employer
222	361		which requested the in formation. Except on court order or with the
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225	362		written consent of the person being investigated, the rec ords shall
226	363		not be released or otherwise disclosed to any other person or
227	364		agency. These record s shall be destroyed after one (1) year from
228	365		the end of employment of the person to whom such records relate.
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231	367		Act, Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act, the Residential Care
232	368		Act, and the Adult Day Care Act, the State Department of Health
233	369		shall review the employment files of any facility, home or
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235	398		determination to ensure such facilities, homes or institutions are
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242		-	Passed the Senate the 20th day of March, 2023.
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246		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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249		-	Passed the House of R epresentatives the 19th day of April, 2023.
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253		-	Presiding Officer of the House
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256		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
257		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
258		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M .
259		-	By: _______________________________ __
260		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
261		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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264		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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267		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
268		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
269		-	day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
270		-	By: _______________________________ __
	402	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH SERVICES AND LONG -TERM
	403	+	CARE, dated 04/04/2023 - DO PASS.