(a) Residents may receive any person in the group home during reasonable hours if the visit does not infringe upon the rights of other residents.
- (1) Such person is not permitted to enter the immediate living area of any service recipient without first identifying himself or herself and then receiving permission from the service recipient to enter.
- (2) The rights of other service recipients present in the room must be respected.
- (3) A service recipient may terminate, at any time, a visit by a person having access.
(b) The group home provider allows:
- (1) visitation and contact with each service recipient's natural family, legal guardian, and friends according to the desires of the service recipient while respecting the rights of other residents; and
- (2) friendships with neighbors, co-workers, and peers according to the desires of the service recipient while respecting the rights of other residents.
(c) The group home provider may refuse access to the group home to any person when:
- (1) the presence of that person may:
- (A) be injurious to the health and safety of a resident; or
- (B) threaten the security of the property of a resident or the group home; or
- (2) such person seeks access to the group home for commercial purposes.
(d) OAC 340:100-6-41 does not limit the power of Oklahoma Department of Human Services or any other public agency otherwise permitted or required by law to enter and inspect a group home.