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Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-1430.25: Involuntary transfer or discharge of resident

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  2. Title 10

A group home subject to the provisions of the Group Homes for

Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act shall not

involuntarily transfer or discharge a resident except for medical

reasons, for the safety of the resident or for the safety of other

residents, for violations of the contract between the resident and

the group home or for nonpayment for the stay of the resident.

Involuntary transfer or discharge of a resident for violations of

the contract shall be subject to the conditions and procedures

established by the rules adopted by the Commission for Human

Services. Involuntary transfer or discharge of a resident from a

group home shall be preceded by a minimum written notice of thirty

(30) days. The thirty-day requirement shall not apply in any of the

following instances:

1. When an emergency transfer or discharge is mandated by the

health care needs of the resident and is in accordance with the

written orders and medical justification of the attending physician;

or

2. When the transfer or discharge is necessary for the physical

safety of other residents as documented in the record.

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