A. Each application for establishment of a continuum of care facility or assisted living center shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee. The State Board of Health shall develop a sliding fee scale not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each application, except that any facility operated by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall be exempt from the fee. The scale shall be based upon the bed capacity of the continuum of care facilities or assisted living centers.

B. Each application for an initial license, or annual renewal of the license, to operate a continuum of care facility or assisted living center shall be accompanied by a license fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each bed included in the maximum bed capacity at such facility or center, except that any facility operated by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall be exempt from this fee. Each application for an initial or renewal license for a continuum of care facility that includes an adult day care component shall be accompanied by an additional license fee in an amount to be determined by the Board, but not to exceed Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00), except that any facility operated by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall be exempt from the fee.

C. Each application to establish or license a continuum of care facility or assisted living center shall be on a form approved by the Commissioner to include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. Disclosure of the applicant's identity and background in the operation of continuum of care and assisted living services; and

2. Evidence of the adequacy of the applicant's financial resources and ability to ensure adequate staffing.

Added by Laws 1997, c. 223, § 4, emerg. eff. May 20, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 31, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2013, c. 183, § 2, emerg. eff. April 29, 2013.