Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1922: Residents' advisory council

A. Each facility shall establish a residents' advisory council.

The administrator shall designate a member of the facility staff to

coordinate the establishment of, and render assistance to, said

council.

B. The composition of the residents' advisory council shall be

specified by Department regulation, but no employee or affiliate of

a facility shall be a member of any such council.

C. The residents' advisory council shall meet at least once

each month with the staff coordinator who shall provide assistance

to said council in preparing and disseminating a report of each

meeting as specified by the regulations to all residents, the

administrator, and the staff.

D. Records of the residents' advisory council meetings shall be

maintained in the office of the administrator.

E. The residents' advisory council shall communicate to the

administrator the opinions and concerns of the residents. The

council shall review procedures for implementing residents' rights,

facility responsibilities and make recommendations for changes or

additions which will strengthen the facility's policies and

procedures as they affect residents' rights and facility

responsibilities.

F. The residents' advisory council shall be forum for:

1. Obtaining and disseminating information;

2. Soliciting and adopting recommendations for facility

programming and improvements; and

3. Early identification and recommendation of orderly

resolution of problems.

G. The residents' advisory council may present complaints as

provided in Section 1-1924 of this title on behalf of a resident to

the Department.