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45 | 46 | | An Act relating to the Alzheimer’s Dementia and Other |
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46 | 47 | | Forms of Dementia Special Care Disclosure Act; |
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47 | 48 | | amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -879.2c, which |
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48 | 49 | | relates to disclosure of care; imposing certain duty |
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49 | 50 | | on referral agencies; broadening applicability of |
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50 | 51 | | certain penalties; requ iring certain facilities to |
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51 | 52 | | post specified information; updating statutory |
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59 | 60 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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60 | 61 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -879.2c, is |
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61 | 62 | | amended to read as follows: |
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62 | 63 | | Section 1-879.2c. A. 1. Pursuant to rules promulgated under |
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63 | 64 | | the provisions of the Alzheimer ’s Dementia and Other Forms of |
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64 | 65 | | Dementia Special Care Disclosure Act, any nursing facility, |
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65 | 66 | | residential care facility, assisted living facility, adult day care |
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66 | 67 | | center, continuum of care facility, or special car e facility that |
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95 | 95 | | promotional campaigns for the purpose of communicating tha t said |
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96 | 96 | | such facility offers care , memory care, or treatment methods within |
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97 | 97 | | the facility that distinguish it as being especially applicable to |
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98 | 98 | | or suitable to persons with Alzheimer ’s dementia or other forms of |
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99 | 99 | | dementia diagnoses shall disclose the type of care, memory care, or |
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100 | 100 | | treatment provided that distinguishes it as being especially |
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101 | 101 | | applicable to or suitable for su ch persons. |
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102 | 102 | | 2. The disclosure shall be made using a form developed by the |
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103 | 103 | | State Department of Health and shall be made to: |
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104 | 104 | | a. the Department, |
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105 | 105 | | b. any representative of a person with Alzheimer ’s |
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106 | 106 | | dementia or other form of dementia who is considering |
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107 | 107 | | placement within a special care unit, program, or |
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108 | 108 | | facility, and |
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109 | 109 | | c. the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. |
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110 | 110 | | 3. A referral agency, when disclosing docu ments pursuant to |
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111 | 111 | | Section 1-866.2 of this title, shall provide any representative of a |
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112 | 112 | | person with Alzheimer ’s dementia or other form of dementia who is |
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113 | 113 | | considering placement within a special care unit, program, or |
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114 | 114 | | facility notice that the representative is en titled to request from |
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115 | 115 | | the unit, program, or facility the disclosure form for each facility |
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116 | 116 | | the referral agency recommends. |
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144 | 143 | | 4. The facility shall submit the disclosure form to the |
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145 | 144 | | Department prior to entering into any agreement to provide care or |
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146 | 145 | | services. |
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147 | 146 | | 4. 5. The Department shall examine each disclosure for |
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148 | 147 | | completeness and accuracy at the time the disclosure is submitted to |
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149 | 148 | | the Department. |
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150 | 149 | | 5. 6. The Department shall review the most recent disclosure in |
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151 | 150 | | the Department’s records during the facility ’s regular inspection to |
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152 | 151 | | verify that the disclosure is current and that t he services |
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153 | 152 | | described in the disclosure are provided to residents as described |
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154 | 153 | | in the disclosure. |
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155 | 154 | | B. The information disclosed as required by this section shall |
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156 | 155 | | include the following are as: |
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157 | 156 | | 1. A written description of the special care unit, program, or |
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158 | 157 | | facility’s overall philosophy and mission as i t relates to the needs |
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159 | 158 | | of residents with Alzheimer ’s dementia or other forms of dementia; |
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160 | 159 | | 2. The process and criteria for placement in, or tr ansfer or |
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161 | 160 | | discharge from, the unit, program, or facility; |
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162 | 161 | | 3. The process used for assessment, establishment, and |
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163 | 162 | | implementation of a resident plan of care, as it relates to |
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164 | 163 | | Alzheimer’s dementia and other forms of dementia, including the |
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165 | 164 | | method by which the plan evolves, the frequency of assessment, and |
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166 | 165 | | how the facility will respond to changes in the condition of the |
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195 | 193 | | 4. Staff-to-resident ratios, staff training and continuing |
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196 | 194 | | education that are in addition to all regularly prescribed training |
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197 | 195 | | and are commensurate with the need for increased care and |
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198 | 196 | | supervision for residents with Alzheimer ’s dementia and or other |
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199 | 197 | | forms of dementia; |
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200 | 198 | | 5. The physical environment and design features appropriate to |
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201 | 199 | | support the functioning of cognitively impaired reside nts; |
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202 | 200 | | 6. The types and frequency of resident activities designed for |
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203 | 201 | | residents with Alzheimer ’s dementia or other forms of dementia and |
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204 | 202 | | descriptions of those therapeutic activities designed to address |
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205 | 203 | | cognitive function and engage residents with varying st ages of |
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206 | 204 | | dementia; |
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207 | 205 | | 7. The involvement of families in care planning and other |
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208 | 206 | | aspects of care, and the availabilit y of family support programs; |
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209 | 207 | | 8. The fees for care and any additional fees; and |
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210 | 208 | | 9. Any accreditations or certifications issued to the facilit y |
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211 | 209 | | related to the care and services provided to residents with |
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212 | 210 | | Alzheimer’s dementia or other forms of dementia. |
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213 | 211 | | C. The Department, with input from the Alzheimer -Dementia |
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214 | 212 | | Disclosure Act Advisory Council, shall develop a standardized |
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215 | 213 | | disclosure form. Any ch ange in the information initially submitted |
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216 | 214 | | by the facility or other entity shall be reported to the Department |
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217 | 215 | | at the time the change is made. |
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245 | 242 | | D. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to |
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246 | 243 | | preclude a facility without a special care unit or program from |
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247 | 244 | | admitting a person with Alzheimer ’s dementia or other forms of |
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248 | 245 | | dementia. |
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249 | 246 | | E. The State Commissioner o f Health, with input from the |
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250 | 247 | | Alzheimer-Dementia Disclosure Act Advisory Council, shall promulgate |
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251 | 248 | | rules to effectuate the provisions of the A lzheimer’s Dementia and |
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252 | 249 | | Other Forms of Dementia Special Care Disclosure Act. |
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253 | 250 | | F. There is hereby created the Alzh eimer-Dementia Disclosure |
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254 | 251 | | Act Advisory Council. The Council shall make recommendations to the |
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255 | 252 | | State Commissioner of Health regarding the discl osure form and rules |
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256 | 253 | | promulgated pursuant to the Alzheimer ’s Dementia and Other Forms of |
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257 | 254 | | Dementia Special Care Dis closure Act. |
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258 | 255 | | 1. The Council shall consist of nine (9) members to be |
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259 | 256 | | appointed by the State Commissioner of Health for such terms as he |
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260 | 257 | | or she chooses. The members shall be individuals who have knowledge |
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261 | 258 | | and expertise in the field of memory care or indiv iduals who are |
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262 | 259 | | consumer representatives directly impacted by memory -care services, |
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263 | 260 | | provided that neither the members with knowledge and experti se in |
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264 | 261 | | the field nor the members who are consumer representatives shall |
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265 | 262 | | comprise more than two -thirds (2/3) of the total membership. The |
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266 | 263 | | members who are consumer representatives shall be individuals with |
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267 | 264 | | immediate family members who have received or are cu rrently |
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268 | 265 | | receiving memory-care services in Oklahoma and shall not be |
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296 | 292 | | employees or board members of any facilities or entities subject to |
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297 | 293 | | the Alzheimer’s Dementia and Other Forms of Dementia Special Care |
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298 | 294 | | Disclosure Act. |
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299 | 295 | | 2. The members of the Council shall s erve without compensation. |
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300 | 296 | | 3. The Council shall conduct an organizational meeting at a |
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301 | 297 | | date and location to be ch osen by the Commissioner and as frequently |
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302 | 298 | | thereafter as necessary to perform the duties imposed upon it. A |
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303 | 299 | | majority of the members present s hall constitute a quorum. |
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304 | 300 | | 4. Staff assistance for the Council shall be provided by the |
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305 | 301 | | staff of the State Depart ment of Health. |
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306 | 302 | | G. Violation of If a facility described in paragraph 1 of |
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307 | 303 | | subsection A of this section, or any individual employed or |
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308 | 304 | | contracted by such facility, violates any of the provisions of this |
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309 | 305 | | act the Alzheimer’s Dementia and Other Forms of Dement ia Special |
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310 | 306 | | Care Disclosure Act or the rules issued pursuant to this act |
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311 | 307 | | promulgated pursuant thereto , the facility shall be subject the |
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312 | 308 | | offending facility to the notice and enforcement provisions |
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313 | 309 | | established for the facility ’s license by the Department. |
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314 | 310 | | H. Any facility that offers specialized memory or dementia care |
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315 | 311 | | through a specific unit or program shall post the: |
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316 | 312 | | 1. The disclosure form, inc luding the information required to |
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317 | 313 | | be included by this section, on the facility ’s website; and |
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318 | 314 | | 2. A poster, in a conspicuous location in the special care |
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319 | 315 | | unit, program, or facility where care is provided for persons with |
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347 | 342 | | Alzheimer’s dementia or other form s of dementia, stating that if |
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348 | 343 | | such persons or their representatives were not given a copy of the |
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349 | 344 | | disclosure form, they may file a complaint with the Consumer |
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350 | 345 | | Protection Unit of the Office of the Attorney General . |
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351 | 346 | | I. The Department shall establish a websi te with a list of |
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352 | 347 | | those facilities that have filed a disclosure form pursuant to this |
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353 | 348 | | act the Alzheimer’s Dementia and Other Forms of Dementia Special |
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354 | 349 | | Care Disclosure Act. The website shall contain a link to the |
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355 | 350 | | submitted disclosure form and a table conta ining items from the |
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356 | 351 | | disclosure form, including staffing ratios, staff training, special |
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357 | 352 | | programming and activities, and accreditations or certifications. |
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358 | 353 | | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. |
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