Okla. Admin. Code § 340:5-7-5

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 340:5-7-5 - [Effective 9/14/2025] Initiating Long-Term Care Investigations

A Long Term Care Investigation is initiated by visiting the vulnerable adult in the nursing facility.

(1)Long-Term Care Investigation timeframes. Maltreatment reports are initiated within 20-business days or sooner when circumstances indicate immediate action is needed.

(2)Long-Term Care investigative report completion.

(A) The long-term care investigator determines within 60-business days of the receipt of the report, if the evidence indicates the report is substantiated, unsubstantiated, or inconclusive, per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 340:5-1-6. The program manager may extend the case closure date when necessary.

(B) The findings are sent to state entities with concurrent jurisdiction over the persons or issues identified in the investigation, such as the Oklahoma State Department of Health, local district attorney, Long-Term Care Ombudsman in Aging Services, and appropriate state licensure or certification boards, agencies, or registries. The special considerations in OAC 340:5-5-4(d) and (e) apply to Long-Term Care Investigations.

Okla. Admin. Code § 340:5-7-5

Added at 21 Ok Reg 3082, eff 6-7-04 (emergency); Added at 22 Ok Reg 1211, eff 5-26-05

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/17/2018

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/15/2021

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 42, Issue 5, November 15, 2024, eff. 10/8/2024, exp. 9/14/2025 (Emergency)