Section 1-890.4 - Application to establish or license a continuum of care facility or assisted living centerA. Each application for establishment of a continuum of care facility or assisted living center shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee. The State Commissioner of Health shall develop a sliding fee scale not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each application, except that any facility operated by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall be exempt from the fee. The scale shall be based upon the bed capacity of the continuum of care facilities or assisted living centers.B. Each application for an initial license, or renewal of the license, to operate a continuum of care facility or assisted living center shall be accompanied by a license fee. The initial license fee shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each bed included in the maximum bed capacity at such facility or center and the renewal license fee shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each bed included in the maximum bed capacity at such facility or center, per year of licensure, except that any facility operated by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall be exempt from these fees. Each application for an initial or renewal license for a continuum of care facility that includes an adult day care component shall be accompanied by an additional license fee in an amount to be determined by the Commissioner, but not to exceed Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) per year of licensure, except that any facility operated by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall be exempt from the fee.C. Each application to establish or license a continuum of care facility or assisted living center shall be on a form approved by the Commissioner to include, but not be limited to, the following: 1. Disclosure of the applicant's identity and background in the operation of continuum of care and assisted living services; and2. Evidence of the adequacy of the applicant's financial resources and ability to ensure adequate staffing.D. The renewal license shall expire three (3) years from the date of issuance. An initial license shall expire one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of issuance. Renewal licenses may be issued for a period of more than twelve (12) months, but not more than thirty-six (36) months, for the license period immediately following November 1, 2021, in order to permit an equitable distribution of license expiration dates.Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 1-890.4
Amended by Laws 2021 , c. 94, s. 4, eff. 11/1/2021.Amended by Laws 2013 , c. 183, s. 2, eff. 4/29/2013.Added by Laws 1997, c. 223, § 4, emerg. eff. 5/20/1997; Amended by Laws 1998, c. 31, § 1, July 01,1998.