{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-1905","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1905","heading":"Application fee - Form and display of license - Renewal","body":"- Transfer of ownership or operation of facility - Conditional\n\nlicense - Liability of transferor - Unannounced inspections.\n\nA. An application for a license, or renewal thereof, to operate\n\na facility shall be accompanied by a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for\n\neach bed per year included in the maximum bed capacity at such\n\nfacility, except that any facility operated by the Oklahoma\n\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs shall be exempt from the fee. All\n\nlicenses shall be on a form prescribed by the State Commissioner of\n\nHealth, which shall include, but not be limited to, the maximum bed\n\ncapacity for which it is granted and the date the license was\n\nissued. The license shall:\n\n1. Not be transferable or assignable;\n\n2. Be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises;\n\n3. Be issued only for the premises named in the application;\n\nand\n\n4. Expire three (3) years from the date of issuance, provided\n\nan initial license shall expire one hundred eighty (180) days after\n\nthe date of issuance. Licenses may be issued for a period of more\n\nthan twelve (12) months, but not more than thirty-six (36) months,\n\nfor the license period immediately following the effective date of\n\nthis provision in order to permit an equitable distribution of\n\nlicense expiration dates.\n\nB. The fee for a license amendment to reflect an increase in\n\nbed capacity shall be prorated based on the number of days remaining\n\nin the licensure period and the change in the number of beds, except\n\nthat any facility operated by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans\n\nAffairs shall be exempt from the fee.\n\nC. The issuance or renewal of a license after notice of a\n\nviolation has been sent shall not constitute a waiver by the State\n\nDepartment of Health of its power to rely on the violation as the\n\nbasis for subsequent license revocation or other enforcement action\n\nunder this act arising out of the notice of violation.\n\nD. 1. When transfer of ownership or operation of a facility is\n\nproposed, the transferee shall notify the Department of the transfer\n\nand apply for a new license at least thirty (30) days prior to final\n\ntransfer.\n\n2. The transferor shall remain responsible for the operation of\n\nthe facility until such time as a license is issued to the\n\ntransferee.\n\n3. The license granted to the transferee shall be subject to\n\nthe plan of correction submitted by the previous owner and approved\n\nby the Department and any conditions contained in a conditional\n\nlicense issued to the previous owner. If there are outstanding\n\nviolations and no approved plan of correction has been implemented,\n\nthe Department may issue a conditional license and plan of\n\ncorrection as provided in this act.\n\n4. The transferor shall remain liable for all penalties\n\nassessed against the facility which are imposed for violations\n\noccurring prior to transfer of ownership.\n\nE. Nursing and specialized facilities, as defined and licensed\n\npursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act shall be surveyed through an\n\nunannounced inspection at least once every fifteen (15) months, with\n\na statewide average survey cycle of twelve (12) months.","path":["OK Code","Title 63"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os63.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"ac8dde0553dd378e40aada088e7924cddc5f3cb8168da7ba78a89066701c6807","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-1904","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-1906"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}