{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10-10-1430.33","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-1430.33","heading":"Notice of voluntary closing - Alternative placement of","body":"residents.\n\nAny provider or licensee operating under the Group Homes for\n\nPersons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act shall give\n\nninety (90) days' notice prior to voluntarily closing a group home\n\nor closing any part of a group home, or prior to closing any part of\n\na group home if closing such part will require the transfer or\n\ndischarge of more than ten percent (10%) of the residents. Such\n\nnotice shall be given to the Department of Human Services, to any\n\nresident who must be transferred or discharged, to the resident's\n\nguardian or advocate, and to a member of the resident's family,\n\nwhere practicable. Notice shall state the proposed date of closing\n\nand the reason for closing. The provider or licensee shall offer to\n\nassist the resident in securing an alternative placement and shall\n\nadvise the resident on available alternatives. Where the resident\n\nis unable to choose an alternative placement and is not under\n\nguardianship, the Department shall be notified of the need for\n\nrelocation assistance. The provider or licensee shall comply with\n\nall applicable laws and rules until the date of closing, including\n\nthose related to transfer or discharge of residents. The Department\n\nmay place a relocation team in the group home if needed. Also, the\n\nDepartment may promulgate rules that establish criteria for the\n\nacceleration of the notice requirement if extraordinary\n\ncircumstances warrant it.","path":["OK Code","Title 10"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os10.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"b5dd44c93bb7ae04c61c0feffb72d3344eea9b7fc15453de592767af1cf5e216","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10-10-1430.32","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10-10-1430.34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}