HB 1514 Summary

• Creates a Citizens' Advisory Committee with minimum four members to serve the Oklahoma Department of Human Services in investigating patient abuse allegations at Oklahoma veteran centers, with members including advocates for seniors and veterans

• Modifies nursing home licensing exemptions in 63 O.S. § 1-1903 to allow previously state-licensed Oklahoma Veterans Centers to be re-licensed and regulated as existing nursing facilities without full Life Safety Code compliance for new construction

• Removes requirement for Oklahoma Veterans Center nursing facilities to participate in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs state veterans homes per diem grant program

• Exempts Oklahoma Veterans Centers from certain regulatory requirements while maintaining state and federal standards for existing facilities, with physical plant improvements only required under specific conditions

• Effective date: November 1, 2013