Superseded Effective November 01,1999

Chapter 1
Public Health Code
Article 7. Hospitals and Related Institutions
§1-705. Rules, Regulations and Standards - Inspection - Application of Other Laws.

A. The State Board of Health, upon recommendation of the State Commissioner of Health and with the advice of the Health Facilities Advisory Council hereinafter provided for, shall adopt rules, regulations and standards for the construction and operation of hospitals and related institutions, for which licenses are required by the terms of this article, to provide for the proper care of patients. The adoption of rules and regulations shall be subject to and be governed by the provisions of House Bill No. 865 Of the Twenty-ninth Legislature.

B. Every hospital and related institution shall be periodically inspected by an authorized representative of the Commissioner, and reports of such inspections shall be on forms prescribed by the Commissioner, who shall, after receipt of such reports, take such action as he deems necessary to have corrected any deficiencies or violations of the rules, regulations and standards of the Board, shown in such reports.

C. Hospitals and related institutions licensed under the provisions of this article shall not be exempt from being inspected or licensed under laws relating to hotels, restaurants, lodging houses, boarding houses and places of refreshment.

D. Every hospital and related institution as defined by Section 1-710 of this title and chemical dependency treatment facilities, other than group homes, halfway houses and transitional living facilities, licensed by the Department that offers or provides inpatient psychiatric or chemical dependency treatment services to persons eighteen (18) years of age or younger shall offer, provide or otherwise make available community-based programs and services and may make said programs and services available directly, through contract, or other appropriate means as determined by the Department. For the purposes of this subsection the term "community-based services" shall have the same meaning as said term is defined by Section 1101 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 7, § 705tempmarker