§ 63-1-895. Informal dispute resolution panel.  


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  • A.  Upon written request to the State Department of Health, an assisted living center as defined in the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act may choose to participate in an informal dispute resolution panel to be offered by the State Department of Health as an alternative to the informal dispute resolution process outlined in Sections 1-1914.3 through 1-1914.10 and Sections 1-1914.13 through 1-1914.16 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

    B.  The State Department of Health shall appoint the informal dispute resolution panel, to be comprised of the following impartial members:

    1.  A licensed administrator currently working in the assisted living industry;

    2.  A health professional currently working in an assisted living center;

    3.  Two representatives from the aging and disabled community who do not represent a state agency; and

    4.  A representative from the State Department of Health with experience in assisted living center surveys.

Added by Laws 2013, c. 50, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.