- (a) Each facility shall establish a residents advisory council.
- (b) Members of the residents advisory council shall consist of all current nursing facility residents or their designated representative. The administrator shall designate a member of the facility staff to coordinate the council and render assistance to the council, and respond to the requests from the council's meetings.
- (c) No employee or affiliate of the facility shall be a member of the council. The facility shall provide the council with private meeting space.
- (d) Minutes of the residents advisory council meetings shall be prepared by the facility staff and maintained in the facility. A copy of the meeting minutes shall be provided to those residents or representatives requesting them. Information identifying a resident shall not be included in the minutes.
- (e) The residents advisory council shall communicate to the administrator the residents' opinions and concerns known to the council.
(f) The residents advisory council shall be a forum for:
- (1) Early identification of problems and recommendations for orderly problem resolution.
- (2) Soliciting and adopting recommendations for facility programs and improvements.
- (3) Obtaining information from, and disseminating information to, the residents.
- (g) The residents advisory council may present complaints to the Department on behalf of a resident.
Added at 9 Ok Reg 3163, eff 7-1-92 (emergency)
Added at 10 Ok Reg 1639, eff 6-1-93