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31	28		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	30		2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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35	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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37	34		HOUSE BILL NO. 3808 By: Burns
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45	42		An Act relating to senior living communities;
46	43		defining terms; mandating disclosure from referral
47	44		agencies; providing for prohibited conduct; providing
48	45		duties for referral agencies; regulating
49	46		compensation; providing for civil p enalty; amending
50	47		63 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -742, which relates to
51	48		prohibited acts and penalties; adding exception;
52	49		providing for codification; and providing an
53	50		effective date.
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59	56		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF T HE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
60	57		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
61	58		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sectio n 1-866.1 of Title 63, unless
62	59		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
63	60		As used in this section:
64	61		1. "Consumer" means an individual seeking a referral to a
65	62		senior living community on behalf of themselves or someone else as a
66	63		representative;
	64	+	2. "Fee" means anything of value and includes money or other
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94		-	2. "Fee" means anything of value and includes money or other
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96	92		valuable consideration or services, received directly or indirectly
97	93		by a referral agency;
98	94		3. "Referral" means identifying and referring a consumer or
99	95		consumer's representative to a senior living community to facilitate
100	96		an evaluation, in consultation with the community, of whether the
101	97		senior living community is a suitable option for the consumer ;
102	98		4. "Referral agency" means an entity that provides referrals to
103	99		senior living communities for a fee collected from a consumer, a
104	100		consumer's representative, or a senior living community. The term
105	101		does not include:
106	102		a. a senior living community, its owners, or any of its
107	103		employees or contractors in their individual capacity,
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109	105		b. a resident or resident's family member who refers a
110	106		consumer to the senior living community regardless of
111	107		whether that individual receives a discount or other
112	108		remuneration from the senior living community; and
113	109		5. "Senior living community" means an adult foster care
114	110		facility, life care facility, assisted living facility, retirement
115	111		home, memory care facility, retirement village, home for the aging,
116	112		or other facility that provides shelter, food, health care, s ocial
117	113		activities, or other personal services to residents or patrons.
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145	140		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
146	141		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-866.2 of Title 63, unless
147	142		there is created a duplication in numbering , reads as follows:
148	143		A. At the time of the referral, a referral agency shall
149	144		disclose the following to the consumer or consumer's representative:
150	145		1. A description of the referral agency's service;
151	146		2. A statement on whether the consumer or the senior living
152	147		community to which the consumer is referred is responsible for
153	148		paying the referral fee ; and
154	149		3. A statement that the consumer may, without cause or penalty,
155	150		stop using the referral agency.
156	151		B. The referral agency may make the discl osure statement
157	152		available to a consumer or consumer's representative by any of the
158	153		following methods, which method may be selected at the sole
159	154		discretion of the referral agency:
160	155		1. A clear and conspicuous written physical or electronic
161	156		document;
162	157		2. A clear and conspicuous ele ctronic disclosure on their
163	158		website; or
164	159		3. An oral disclosure by telephone .
165	160		SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
166	161		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-866.3 of Title 63, unless
167	162		there is created a duplication in nu mbering, reads as follows:
168	163		A referral agency shall not:
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196	190		1. Refer a consumer to a senior living community in which the
197	191		referral agency has an ownership, management, or financial interest
198	192		excluding a de minimis interest, such as a direct or indirect
199	193		ownership of less than one percent (1%) of a senior living
200	194		community;
201	195		2. Hold a power of attorney or hold property in any capacity
202	196		for a consumer or for whom a referral is made; or
203	197		3. Refer a consumer to a senior living community that, to the
204	198		referral agency's knowledge, is unlicensed and is not exempt from
205	199		licensing under applicable law.
206	200		SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
207	201		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-866.4 of Title 63, unless
208	202		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
209	203		A referral agency shall:
210	204		1. Use a nationally accredited service provider to obtain
211	205		criminal history record information, in accord ance with applicable
212	206		law, on a referral agency employee who has direct contact with a
213	207		consumer or a consumer's representative;
214	208		2. Maintain liability insurance coverage for negl igent acts or
215	209		omissions by the referral agency or its employees;
216	210		3. Audit each senior living community to which the referral
217	211		agency provides referrals to ensure that any appl icable license is
218	212		in good standing and maintain a recor d of that audit; and
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246	239		4. Provide all referral agency employees whose job
247	240		responsibilities require direct contact with a consumer or a
248	241		consumer's representative with introductory train ing, including
249	242		training on the referral agency's code of conduct, before the
250	243		employee begins performing those responsibilities .
251	244		SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
252	245		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-866.5 of Title 63, unless
253	246		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as foll ows:
254	247		A. A written contract entered into between a referral agency
255	248		and a senior living community may provide for the compensation of a
256	249		referral agency by a senior living community, without limitation,
257	250		in:
258	251		1. An amount for all referrals made by the referral agency to
259	252		the senior living community in a specified period of time;
260	253		2. An amount for each referral to the senior living community
261	254		that is based on the cost of rent and care received by the consumer
262	255		referred to the senior living community by the referral agency; or
263	256		3. A fixed amount for each referral.
264	257		B. Compensation paid to a referral agency that complies with
265	258		the requirements set forth in this section will not be grounds for
266	259		disciplinary action a gainst a long-term care administrator pursuant
267	260		to OAC 310:679-10-20 or any other rule or statu te regulating long-
268	261		term care administrators.
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296	288		SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
297	289		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-866.6 of Title 63, unless
298	290		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
299	291		A. A referral agency that violates this act is subject to a
300	292		civil penalty in an amount equal to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)
301	293		for each violation.
302	294		B. The Attorney General or a district attorney may bring an
303	295		action to recover a civil penalty imposed unde r subsection A of this
304	296		section and to restrain and enjoin a violation of this act. The
305	297		Attorney General or a district attorney may recover attorney fees
306	298		and litigation costs incurred in bringing the action.
307	299		SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -742, is
308	300		amended to read as follows:
309	301		Section 1-742. A. 1. Any person who intentionally or
310	302		knowingly pays to or accepts anything of value from any person,
311	303		firm, association of persons, partnership or corporation fo r
312	304		securing or soliciting patients for any health care professional,
313	305		health care provider or o ther entity providing health care services
314	306		in this state, upon conviction, shall be guilty o f a misdemeanor and
315	307		shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five H undred Dollars
316	308		($500.00) and not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00).
317	309		2. In addition to any other penalties or remedies provided by
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346	337		a. a violation of this section by a heal th care
347	338		professional or health care provider shall be grounds
348	339		for disciplinary action by the state agency licensing,
349	340		certifying or registering such professional or
350	341		provider, and
351	342		b. the state agency licensing, certifying or registering
352	343		such professional or provider may institute an action
353	344		to enjoin violation or potential viola tion of this
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355	346		B. This section shall not be construed to prohibit:
356	347		1. Advertising, except that advertising which:
357	348		a. is false, misleading or deceptive,
358	349		b. advertises profession al superiority or the performance
359	350		of a professional service in a superior manner, and
360	351		c. is not readily subject to verification;
361	352		2. Remuneration for advertising, m arketing or other services
362	353		that are provided for the purpose of securing or soliciting
363	354		patients, provided the remuneration is:
364	355		a. set in advance,
365	356		b. consistent with the fair market value of the services,
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368	359		referrals or business otherwise generated between the
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397	387		3. Any payment, busin ess arrangements or payments practice not
398	388		prohibited by 42 U.S.C., Sect ion 1320a-7b(b), or any regulations
399	389		promulgated pursuant thereto.
400	390		C. This section shall not apply to licensed insurers, including
401	391		but not limited to, group hospital service corporation s or health
402	392		maintenance organizations which reimburse, provide, offer t o provide
403	393		or administer hospital, medical, dental , or other health-related
404	394		benefits under a health benefits plan for which it is the payor when
405	395		it is providing those services under a he alth benefits plan, or
406	396		referral agency as defined in paragraph 4 of Section 1 of this act.
407	397		D. For purposes of this section:
408	398		1. "Health care professional" means any person who offers or
409	399		provides counseling or health or mental health care under a license,
410	400		certification or registration issued pursuant to Title 59 of the
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412	402		2. "Health care provider" means any hospital or relate d
413	403		institution offering or providing health care services licensed
414	404		pursuant to Section 1 -702 of this title.
415	405		SECTION 8. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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417		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH SERVICES AND LONG -TERM
418		-	CARE, dated 02/28/2024 - DO PASS, As Amended.
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