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	28	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	30	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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33	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
34	33		FOR ENGROSSED
35		-	HOUSE BILL ~~NO.~~ 2262 By: Miller, Fugate, Blancett,
	34	+	HOUSE BILL 2262 By: Miller, Fugate, Blancett,
36	35		and Hill of the House
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45	46		An Act relating to the Alzheimer’s Dementia and Other
46	47		Forms of Dementia Special Care Disclosure Act;
47	48		amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -879.2c, which
48	49		relates to disclosure of care; imposing certain duty
49	50		on referral agencies; broadening applicability of
50	51		certain penalties; requ iring certain facilities to
51	52		post specified information; updating statutory
52	53		language; updating statutory references; an d
53	54		providing an effective date .
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59	60		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
60	61		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -879.2c, is
61	62		amended to read as follows:
62	63		Section 1-879.2c. A. 1. Pursuant to rules promulgated under
63	64		the provisions of the Alzheimer ’s Dementia and Other Forms of
64	65		Dementia Special Care Disclosure Act, any nursing facility,
65	66		residential care facility, assisted living facility, adult day care
66	67		center, continuum of care facility, or special car e facility that
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	94	+	publicly advertises, intentionally markets, or otherwise engages in
95	95		promotional campaigns for the purpose of communicating tha t said
96	96		such facility offers care , memory care, or treatment methods within
97	97		the facility that distinguish it as being especially applicable to
98	98		or suitable to persons with Alzheimer ’s dementia or other forms of
99	99		dementia diagnoses shall disclose the type of care, memory care, or
100	100		treatment provided that distinguishes it as being especially
101	101		applicable to or suitable for su ch persons.
102	102		2. The disclosure shall be made using a form developed by the
103	103		State Department of Health and shall be made to:
104	104		a. the Department,
105	105		b. any representative of a person with Alzheimer ’s
106	106		dementia or other form of dementia who is considering
107	107		placement within a special care unit, program, or
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109	109		c. the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
110	110		3. A referral agency, when disclosing docu ments pursuant to
111	111		Section 1-866.2 of this title, shall provide any representative of a
112	112		person with Alzheimer ’s dementia or other form of dementia who is
113	113		considering placement within a special care unit, program, or
114	114		facility notice that the representative is en titled to request from
115	115		the unit, program, or facility the disclosure form for each facility
116	116		the referral agency recommends.
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144	143		4. The facility shall submit the disclosure form to the
145	144		Department prior to entering into any agreement to provide care or
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147	146		4. 5. The Department shall examine each disclosure for
148	147		completeness and accuracy at the time the disclosure is submitted to
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150	149		5. 6. The Department shall review the most recent disclosure in
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152	151		verify that the disclosure is current and that t he services
153	152		described in the disclosure are provided to residents as described
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155	154		B. The information disclosed as required by this section shall
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157	156		1. A written description of the special care unit, program, or
158	157		facility’s overall philosophy and mission as i t relates to the needs
159	158		of residents with Alzheimer ’s dementia or other forms of dementia;
160	159		2. The process and criteria for placement in, or tr ansfer or
161	160		discharge from, the unit, program, or facility;
162	161		3. The process used for assessment, establishment, and
163	162		implementation of a resident plan of care, as it relates to
164	163		Alzheimer’s dementia and other forms of dementia, including the
165	164		method by which the plan evolves, the frequency of assessment, and
166	165		how the facility will respond to changes in the condition of the
167	166		resident;
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195	193		4. Staff-to-resident ratios, staff training and continuing
196	194		education that are in addition to all regularly prescribed training
197	195		and are commensurate with the need for increased care and
198	196		supervision for residents with Alzheimer ’s dementia and or other
199	197		forms of dementia;
200	198		5. The physical environment and design features appropriate to
201	199		support the functioning of cognitively impaired reside nts;
202	200		6. The types and frequency of resident activities designed for
203	201		residents with Alzheimer ’s dementia or other forms of dementia and
204	202		descriptions of those therapeutic activities designed to address
205	203		cognitive function and engage residents with varying st ages of
206	204		dementia;
207	205		7. The involvement of families in care planning and other
208	206		aspects of care, and the availabilit y of family support programs;
209	207		8. The fees for care and any additional fees; and
210	208		9. Any accreditations or certifications issued to the facilit y
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212	210		Alzheimer’s dementia or other forms of dementia.
213	211		C. The Department, with input from the Alzheimer -Dementia
214	212		Disclosure Act Advisory Council, shall develop a standardized
215	213		disclosure form. Any ch ange in the information initially submitted
216	214		by the facility or other entity shall be reported to the Department
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
246	243		preclude a facility without a special care unit or program from
247	244		admitting a person with Alzheimer ’s dementia or other forms of
248	245		dementia.
249	246		E. The State Commissioner o f Health, with input from the
250	247		Alzheimer-Dementia Disclosure Act Advisory Council, shall promulgate
251	248		rules to effectuate the provisions of the A lzheimer’s Dementia and
252	249		Other Forms of Dementia Special Care Disclosure Act.
253	250		F. There is hereby created the Alzh eimer-Dementia Disclosure
254	251		Act Advisory Council. The Council shall make recommendations to the
255	252		State Commissioner of Health regarding the discl osure form and rules
256	253		promulgated pursuant to the Alzheimer ’s Dementia and Other Forms of
257	254		Dementia Special Care Dis closure Act.
258	255		1. The Council shall consist of nine (9) members to be
259	256		appointed by the State Commissioner of Health for such terms as he
260	257		or she chooses. The members shall be individuals who have knowledge
261	258		and expertise in the field of memory care or indiv iduals who are
262	259		consumer representatives directly impacted by memory -care services,
263	260		provided that neither the members with knowledge and experti se in
264	261		the field nor the members who are consumer representatives shall
265	262		comprise more than two -thirds (2/3) of the total membership. The
266	263		members who are consumer representatives shall be individuals with
267	264		immediate family members who have received or are cu rrently
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
297	293		the Alzheimer’s Dementia and Other Forms of Dementia Special Care
298	294		Disclosure Act.
299	295		2. The members of the Council shall s erve without compensation.
300	296		3. The Council shall conduct an organizational meeting at a
301	297		date and location to be ch osen by the Commissioner and as frequently
302	298		thereafter as necessary to perform the duties imposed upon it. A
303	299		majority of the members present s hall constitute a quorum.
304	300		4. Staff assistance for the Council shall be provided by the
305	301		staff of the State Depart ment of Health.
306	302		G. Violation of If a facility described in paragraph 1 of
307	303		subsection A of this section, or any individual employed or
308	304		contracted by such facility, violates any of the provisions of this
309	305		act the Alzheimer’s Dementia and Other Forms of Dement ia Special
310	306		Care Disclosure Act or the rules issued pursuant to this act
311	307		promulgated pursuant thereto , the facility shall be subject the
312	308		offending facility to the notice and enforcement provisions
313	309		established for the facility ’s license by the Department.
314	310		H. Any facility that offers specialized memory or dementia care
315	311		through a specific unit or program shall post the:
316	312		1. The disclosure form, inc luding the information required to
317	313		be included by this section, on the facility ’s website; and
318	314		2. A poster, in a conspicuous location in the special care
319	315		unit, program, or facility where care is provided for persons with
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348	343		such persons or their representatives were not given a copy of the
349	344		disclosure form, they may file a complaint with the Consumer
350	345		Protection Unit of the Office of the Attorney General .
351	346		I. The Department shall establish a websi te with a list of
352	347		those facilities that have filed a disclosure form pursuant to this
353	348		act the Alzheimer’s Dementia and Other Forms of Dementia Special
354	349		Care Disclosure Act. The website shall contain a link to the
355	350		submitted disclosure form and a table conta ining items from the
356	351		disclosure form, including staffing ratios, staff training, special
357	352		programming and activities, and accreditations or certifications.
358	353		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
359		-	~~COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES~~
360		-	~~April~~ 14, 2025 ~~- DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS~~
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