A. Any contract or application for admission to a residential care facility shall include provisions for the applicant to designate an individual to be the "representative of a resident". The individual so designated shall have a fiduciary duty to the resident to act at all times in the best interests of the resident. Any resident of a residential care facility may change the designation of a representative at any time and for any reason. No representative shall be required to serve in such capacity if the person objects to serving, and may resign as representative upon written notice to the resident and the facility.
B. Upon admission or the signing of a contract for admission to a residential care facility or any modifications to the contract for admission, the representative of the resident shall be notified of the admission, the contract or any modifications to the contract.
C. If a resident is subject to a special, limited or full guardianship, pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Guardianship and Conservatorship Act or the Protective Services for the Elderly and for Incapacitated Adults Act, the representative of the resident shall be the court-appointed guardian.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 230, § 5, eff. July 1, 1995.