A. Any residential care home, as defined in paragraph 12 of Section 1-820 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, that wishes to challenge a statement of deficiency through either an informal dispute resolution process or an alternative informal dispute resolution process may make a written request to the State Department of Health within thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt of a statement of deficiencies from the Department.

B. The informal dispute resolution process for violations of the Residential Care Act or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto shall follow the process contained in Sections 1-1914.3, 1-1914.4, subsections B and C of 1-1914.5 and 1-1914.6 through 1914.10 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. The alternative informal dispute resolution process for violations of the Residential Care Act or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto shall follow the process contained in Sections 1-1914.11 through 1-1914.16 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

D. An impartial decision-making panel for the alternative informal dispute resolution set forth in subsection C of this section shall be comprised of the following members:

1. Two members who are representative volunteers who have experience in the operation of a residential care home;

2. One member who is an employee of the Department and has experience in the survey process from residential care homes;

3. One member who is a representative from the aging and disabled community and who does not represent a state agency; and

4. One member who is a lay member and who is not employed by the Department.

Added by Laws 2016, c. 198, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.

NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 1-830.1 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.