Okla. Admin. Code § 310:4-5-2

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 310:4-5-2 - Standards for ICF/IID

(a) No new ICF/IID beds, except ICF/IID 16s and smaller, will be approved in the service area unless the total number of ICF/IID beds in the service area falls below the following standard: eighty four (84) ICF/IID beds per one hundred thousand (100,000) general population;

(b) An application for ICF/IID beds will not be approved unless the applicant demonstrates familiarity with and understanding of certification standards for an ICF/IID, specified in 42 CFR Section 442.400, relating to Standards for Payment to Nursing Facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.

(c) The identity of the licensed administrator of the existing or proposed facility must be provided by the applicant as a prerequisite to issuance of a Certificate of Need.

(d) No additional ICF/IID beds, whether proposed through construction or conversion of existing space, will be approved for any existing ICF/IID unless it has maintained an occupancy rate of at least ninety five percent (95%), based upon a calculation of occupancy reflected in the monthly average daily census reports of the Department of Human Services, or the Department, for the most recent six (6) month period for which official data is available when the application is filed.

(e) Any ICF/IID beds approved, but not yet in place in the service area, must be included in the evaluation for determining bed need specified in subsection (a) of this Section.

(f) Any existing ICF/IID that proposes an expansion of beds by conversion or construction and which has a record of questionable quality of care, as demonstrated through complaint investigation records, or other means, may be denied a Certificate of Need despite the conformity of the proposal to other standards delineated herein.

(g) The Department will consider the relationship of a Certificate of Need application to any plan adopted by the Department of Human Services concerning the distribution and allocation of services for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:4-5-2

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/11/2021