SECTION 310:663-7-1. General requirements

(a)   Each assisted living center shall comply with applicable construction and safety standards pursuant to Title 74 O.S. Sections 317 through 324.21.

(b)   The design of the assisted living center shall be appropriate to the mental or physical disabilities of the residents to be served in the assisted living center.

(c)   The design of the continuum of care facility or assisted living center shall include physical separation of residents receiving assisted living services from those receiving nursing facility services, including separate dining and common areas. The continuum of care facility or assisted living center shall provide separate wings or buildings with separate exterior entrances for residents receiving assisted living services and those receiving nursing facility services.

(d)   Each assisted living center shall comply with the hot water standards set forth in Appendix A.

(e)   On and after the effective date of this subsection, each assisted living center that undergoes design changes or construction and each newly licensed assisted living center shall be designed and constructed in conformity with requirements for accessibility to physically disabled persons as specified in Chapter 11 of the International Building Code, 2003 Edition, published by the International Code Council.

[Source: Added at 15 Ok Reg 2605, eff 6-25-98; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 422, eff 11-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1605, eff 5-25-00; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2784, eff 7-12-04]