1. A. Residents of group homes subject to the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act may receive any guest or visitor in the group home during reasonable hours as long as the visit does not infringe upon the rights of other group home residents. Any guest or visitor entering a group home shall promptly notify the staff on duty of their presence and shall, upon request, produce identification to establish their identity. No such person shall enter the immediate living area of any resident without first identifying oneself and then receiving permission from the resident to enter. The rights of other residents present in the room shall be respected. A resident may terminate at any time a visit by a person having access to the resident's living area pursuant to this section.
2. B. Any employee or agent of a public agency or any representative of a community legal services program or any member of a nonprofit community-supported agency which provides health or social services to the developmentally disabled or physically handicapped, or any member of a church group, association of older persons or community service club which provides volunteers for service to group home residents shall be permitted access to a group home at reasonable hours, subject to the consent of a resident or residents to receive such persons as guests or visitors in accordance with the provisions of subsection A of this section.
3. C. This section shall not limit the power of the Department of Human Services or other public agency otherwise permitted or required by law to enter and inspect a group home.
4. D. The provider may refuse access to the group home to any person if the presence of that person in the group home would be injurious to the health and safety of a resident or would threaten the security of the property of a resident or the group home, or if the person seeks access to the group home for commercial purposes. Any person refused access to a group home may within ten (10) days request a hearing. In that proceeding, the burden of proof as to the right of the group home to refuse access under this section shall be on the group home.

Laws 1987, HB 1460, c. 225, § 24; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 1097, c. 155, § 24, eff. November 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 2964, c. 354, § 24, eff. November 1, 1996; Renumbered from 63 O.S. § 1-818.24 by Laws 1996, HB 2964, c. 354, § 56, eff. November 1, 1996.