A. At the time of the referral, a referral agency shall disclose the following to the consumer:1. A description of the referral agency's service;2. A statement on whether the consumer or the assisted living center or continuum of care facility to which the consumer is referred is responsible for paying the referral fee; and3. A statement that the consumer may, without cause or penalty, stop using the referral agency. The referral agency shall communicate this decision by the consumer to all assisted living centers or continuum of care facilities to which the consumer has been referred upon being notified by the consumer that they plan to stop using the referral agency. Notification by a consumer shall not affect the contractual agreement between the referral agency and the assisted living center or continuum of care facilities.B. The referral agency shall make the disclosure statement available to a consumer in a clear and conspicuous written physical or electronic document.C. The referral agency shall take into account the consumers' preferences in selecting the assisted living center or continuum of care facility to which it refers the consumer and cost shall not be used as the sole factor in that selection.D. An assisted living center or continuum of care facility shall not be required to contract with or do business with a referral agency.Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 1-866.2
Added by Laws 2024 , c. 58, s. 2, eff. 11/1/2024.