AARP - HB 1510 Green House Project

HB 1510, authored by Rep. Jerry Ellis, passed out of the Elderly & Long-Term Care subcommittee on Monday and will likely be heard on Wednesday, February 28 in Public Health Committee.  The legislation directs the Commissioner of Health to waive provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act and the Long-Term Care Certificate of Need Act.  The waiver is in support of a deinstitutionalization model that restores individuals to a self-contained residence in the community that is designed like a private home and houses no more than ten individuals.  In a nutshell, this will allow the Green House Project to be started in Oklahoma.  If you recall, AARP has been pushing the Green House Project for over a year and has had the founder, Dr. William Thomas in Oklahoma twice last year.  If you would like to learn more about the Green House Project go to www.thegreenhouseproject.org . Please contact the members on the Public Health Committee and urge them to support HB 1510 by calling 1-800-522-8502 or by emailing them at: Doug Cox, Chair dougcox@okhouse.gov Colby Schwartz, Vice-Chair colby.schwartz@okhouse.gov Dennis Adkins dennisadkins@okhouse.gov Gary Banz garybanz@okhouse.gov David Dank david.dank@okhouse.gov John Enns john.enns@okhouse.gov Darrell Gilbert darrellgilbert@okhouse.gov Larry Glenn larryglenn@okhouse.gov Rebecca Hamilton rebeccahamilton@okhouse.gov Wes Hilliard weshilliard@okhouse.gov Jeannie McDaniel jeanniemcdaniel@okhouse.gov Greg Piatt gregpiatt@okhouse.gov Glen Bud Smithson glensmithson@okhouse.gov Kris Steele krissteele@okhouse.gov Randy Terrill randyterrill@okhouse.gov