Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1956.1: Definitions

As used in Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title:

1. "Assisted living center" shall have the same meaning as

provided by Section 1-890.2 of this title;

2. "Authorized electronic monitoring" means the placement of

electronic monitoring devices in the common areas or room of a

resident of a nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum

of care facility and the tapes or recordings from such devices

pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this

title;

3. "Authorized electronic monitoring devices" means:

a. video surveillance cameras installed in the common

areas or resident's room under the provisions of

Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title, or

b. audio devices installed in the room of a resident

under the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of

this title that are designed to acquire communications

or other sounds occurring in the room;

4. "Continuum of care facility" shall have the same meaning as

provided by Section 1-890.2 of this title;

5. "Nursing facility" means the term as defined in Section 1-

1902 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

6. "Representative of a resident" means a court-appointed

guardian or, if there is no court-appointed guardian, the parent of

a minor, a relative or other person, designated in writing by the

resident; provided, that any owner, operator, administrator or

employee of a facility subject to the provisions of the Nursing Home

Care Act, the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act, the

Residential Care Act or the Group Homes for the Developmentally

Disabled or Physically Handicapped Persons Act shall not be

appointed guardian or limited guardian of a resident of the nursing

facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility

unless the owner, operator, administrator or employee is the spouse

of the resident or a relative of the resident within the second

degree of consanguinity and is otherwise eligible for appointment;

7. "Resident" means a person residing in a nursing facility,

assisted living center or continuum of care facility; and

8. "Unauthorized electronic monitoring" means electronic,

mechanical, or other devices that do not meet the provisions of

Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title and that are specifically

used for the nonconsensual interception of wire or electronic

communications.