Okla. Stat. tit. 72 § 202

Current through Laws 2024, c. 453.

Section 202 - Management and control

The State Veterans Homes shall be under the management and control of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs which shall:

1. Make all necessary rules, regulations and procedures for the operation and management of State Veterans Homes operated by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs;

2. Ensure compliance with all federal and state statutes and rules which are applicable to the operation of long-term care facilities;

3. Appoint and fix the duties and compensation of State Veterans Homes administrators and other necessary employees;

4. Provide necessary clothing, food, and care to all residents including medications and proper medical care;

5. Provide for the burial of deceased residents who have no surviving relatives or whose relatives do not claim their bodies; and

6. Assure the protection of the rights of all residents including the right to be free of neglect and abuse.

Okla. Stat. tit. 72, § 202

Amended by Laws 2022 , c. 83, s. 9, eff. 4/25/2022.

Amended by Laws 2013 , c. 233, s. 4, eff. 11/1/2013.

Laws 1949, p. 620, § 2, emerg. eff. 5/31/1949.