Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health
Chapter 4 - Certificate of Need Regulations
Subchapter 9 - Standards for Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Service Beds
Section 310:4-9-2 - Service area
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
The service area for a psychiatric or chemical dependency application is the mental health service area in which the service will be located. The mental health service areas as most recently adopted by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services are shown in Appendix A.
(1) Alternative service areas. The Department may consider an alternative service area if the applicant clearly demonstrates the applicability of a different service area, based on the following factors:
(2) Determination of beds. In determining the number and occupancy of existing beds in a service area, licensed beds from one of the three state hospitals is prorated to the service area based upon the service area population as a percentage of the population of the Hospital Service Region in which the service area is located. The Hospital Service Regions maintained by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services may be obtained from that state agency.
(3) Excluded beds. In determining the number and occupancy of existing beds in a service area, beds which are dedicated to Department of Corrections patients is excluded.