Oklahoma § 63-1-1900.2 Waiver of Nursing Home Care Act provisions and rules.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 63-1-1900.2 — Waiver of Nursing Home Care Act provisions and rules.

Oklahoma § 63-1-1900.2

Title 63Public Health And Safety

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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1900.2 (2026).

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A.It is the intent of the Legislature to foster the development of resident autonomy, individualization and culture change in nursing facilities licensed by the State Department of Health.

B.The Commissioner of Health is authorized to waive any provision of the Nursing Home Care Act and any rules promulgated pursuant thereto, provided: 1. The waiver will not cause the State of Oklahoma to fail to comply with any applicable requirements established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; 2. The waiver is granted to allow a nursing facility to satisfy the spirit of a statutory or administrative requirement by alternative means; 3. The waiver will not adversely affect the health, safety or welfare of any resident of a nursing facility; and 4. The waiver is in support of a deinsti

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A. It is the intent of the Legislature to foster the development of resident autonomy, individualization and culture change in nursing facilities licensed by the State Department of Health. B. The Commissioner of Health is authorized to waive any provision of the Nursing Home Care Act and any rules promulgated pursuant thereto, provided: 1. The waiver will not cause the State of Oklahoma to fail to comply with any applicable requirements established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; 2. The waiver is granted to allow a nursing facility to satisfy the spirit of a statutory or administrative requirement by alternative means; 3. The waiver will not adversely affect the health, safety or welfare of any resident of a nursing facility; and 4. The waiver is in support of a deinstitutionalization model that restores individuals to a self-contained residence in the community that is designed like a private home and houses no more than twelve individuals. C. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules and establish procedures necessary to implement the waiver process established by this section.