1. A. Except as provided for in Section 16 of this act, a license shall expire twelve (12) months from the date of issuance, unless sooner revoked, and may be renewed annually by the Department of Human Services pursuant to the provisions of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act. All licenses shall be on a form prescribed by the Director of Human Services, and shall include, but not be limited to, the maximum bed capacity for which the license is granted, the kind of program the licensee is certified to operate, the date the license was issued, and the expiration date of the license. The provisions of the license shall require that the license shall:

   1. 1. Not be transferable or assignable except as authorized by the provisions of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act;
   2. 2. Be available on the licensed premises; and
   3. 3. Be issued only for the premises named in the application, and may be renewed for twelve-month periods upon application and inspection, pursuant to the provisions of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act.

2. B. An application shall be under oath and shall contain the following information:

   1. 1. The name and address of the applicant or licensee. If the applicant or licensee is a firm or partnership, the name and address of each member thereof shall be included in the application. If the applicant or licensee is a corporation, the name and address of the corporation and the name and address of each officer and registered agent of the corporation shall be included in the application;
   2. 2. The name and address of the applicant or licensee if the applicant or licensee is not the provider and is acting as agent for the provider of group home services;
   3. 3. The name and location of the group home for which a license is sought;
   4. 4. The name of the administrator of the home;
   5. 5. The number and type of residents for whom services are to be provided;
   6. 6. A description of the program and the staffing pattern for providing resident care. In the case of an application for an initial license, such description may be shown as the projected program and staffing pattern; and
   7. 7. Information or records required by the Department pursuant to the rules adopted by the Commission for Human Services for program certification.
3. C. Each initial application shall be accompanied by a statement from the unit of local government having zoning jurisdiction over the location of the group home stating that the location is not in violation of a zoning ordinance.

4. D.

   1. 1. An applicant or licensee shall be twenty-one (21) years of age or older and of reputable and responsible character. In addition, the applicant or licensee shall have appropriate business or professional experience.
   2. 2. No person who has been convicted of a felony in connection with the management or operation of a group home as defined in Section 1-1902 of this title, or in the care and treatment of the residents of a group home pursuant to the provisions of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act, as defined in Section 1-1902 of this title, shall be eligible to be licensed. If the applicant or licensee is a firm, partnership, or corporation, the applicant shall not be eligible to be licensed if any member of the firm or partnership or any officer or major stockholder of the corporation has been convicted of a felony in connection with the operation or management of a group home pursuant to the provisions of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act or the care and treatment of the residents of a group home as defined in Section 1-1902 of this title.

5. E.

   1. 1. The application for a license or renewal of a license shall be accompanied by a statement of ownership which shall include the following:

      1. a. the name, address, telephone number, occupation or business activity, business address, and business telephone number of the owner of the group home and of every person who owns the building in which the group home is located. If the owner is a partnership or corporation, the name and address of each partner and stockholder with an ownership interest of five percent (5%) or more shall be included in the statement, and
      2. b. the name and address of any other group home in which the owner has a full or partial financial interest or, if the applicant or licensee is a partnership or corporation, any other group home as defined in Section 1-1902 of this title in which the partnership or corporation has a full or partial financial interest. The statement shall indicate whether or not any other group home wherein a full or partial financial interest is held would, if located in this state, be required to be licensed.
   2. 2. The applicant or licensee shall agree in writing, prior to the issuance of a license, to notify the Department if there is any change in the information required to be included in the statement of ownership within six (6) months of such change. The information contained in the statement of ownership shall be public information and shall be available upon request from the Department.
6. F. Upon application of a licensee, a license may be modified in accordance with the provisions of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act.
7. G. The Director shall issue and renew licenses for group homes which comply with the provisions of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act and the standards and rules promulgated by the Commission pursuant thereto.

Laws 1987, HB 1460, c. 225, § 14; Amended by Laws 1994, HB 2591, c. 236, § 10, eff. September 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 1097, c. 155, § 14, eff. November 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 2964, c. 354, § 14, eff. November 1, 1996; Renumbered from 63 O.S. § 1-818.14 by Laws 1996, HB 2964, c. 354, § 56, eff. November 1, 1996.