SECTION 340:100-6-10. License or contract required

(a)   It is unlawful for any person or organization to operate a group home without a license from Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS). Providers who have a current contract to provide:

(1)   group home services with OKDHS Developmental Disabilities Services Division (DDSD); or

(2)   Home and Community-Based Waiver group home services with Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) are deemed licensed.

(b)   A license to operate a group home must include, but is not limited to:

(1)   maximum bed capacity for which the license is granted;

(2)   kind of program the licensee is certified to operate;

(3)   date license was issued;

(4)   expiration date of license; and

(5)   address of the home for which the license is issued.

(c)   A license is issued only for the premises named on the application and is neither transferable nor assignable.

(d)   DDSD Community Services staff maintain a record of each group home deemed licensed, including:

(1)   maximum bed capacity;

(2)   type of group home operated; and

(3)   address of group home.

[Source: Added at 12 Ok Reg 409, eff 11-17-94 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 2491, eff 6-26-95; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1046, eff 5-11-07]