Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1919.1: Reasonable access to residents – Emergency-

preparedness plan.

A. Except as provided by Section 10-111 of Title 43A of the

Oklahoma Statutes, every long-term care facility, as defined in

Section 1-1945 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, must provide

reasonable access to a resident by immediate family, compassionate

caregivers, other relatives of the resident, essential support

persons, and the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Ombudsman subject to the

resident's or, if they are incapacitated, their legally appointed

representative's right to deny or withdraw consent at any time.

Compassionate caregivers may be family members, friends, volunteers,

or other individuals identified by a resident, the resident's

family, or facility staff, who assist residents with activities of

daily living, such as bathing, dressing, and eating, or who provide

emotional, mental, or spiritual support to residents.

B. Every long-term care facility must provide reasonable access

to a resident by health care providers who are contracted with the

facility to provide such care, subject to the resident's right to

deny or withdraw consent at any time.

C. Long-term care facilities shall include and submit to the

State Department of Health in their emergency-preparedness plan

procedures for visitation during an emergency. The visitation plan

shall be made available by the facility to contracted health care

providers, family members, essential support persons, and

compassionate caregivers upon request. Visitation and access

described in subsections A and B of this section may be subject to

reasonable clinical and safety restrictions as ordered by the State

Department of Health or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

Services.

D. No long-term care facility shall unilaterally eliminate

visitation for any reason; however, a facility may temporarily

suspend visitation for a period not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours

based upon the emergency-preparedness plan provided to the State

Department of Health.