SECTION 340:100-6-21. Closing of group home

  Any provider of a group home licensed or contracted, per OAC 340:100-6, must give 90 calendar days notice prior to closing a home or to closing any part of a home that would require the transfer or discharge of more than ten percent of the residents.

(1)   Notice must be given to :

(A)   Developmental Disabilities Services Division (DDSD) director;

(B)   any resident who requires transfer or discharge from the group home; and

(C)   the resident's legal guardian, family, or advocate.

(2)   Notice must state the proposed date of closing and reason for closing.

(3)   The group home provider must offer to assist the resident in securing alternative placement.

(4)   The DDSD director must be notified if there is need for relocation assistance.

[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]