Long-term care; eliminating the Alzheimer-Dementia Disclosure Act Advisory Council. Effective date.
SB 1502 removes the requirement for an Alzheimer-Dementia Disclosure Act Advisory Council that previously advised Oklahoma's State Department of Health on dementia care disclosure forms. The bill eliminates the Council's role in developing standardized disclosure forms and making recommendations, while keeping existing requirements for long-term care facilities to disclose detailed dementia care services (such as staff ratios, activities, fees, and facility philosophy) to patients, families, and the Department. Facilities offering dementia-specific care must still submit these disclosures to the Department before admitting residents. The change directly affects dementia care facilities, the State Department of Health, and the disclosure process, without altering the disclosure content or requirements themselves. The bill updates statutory language and sets an effective date but does not create new obligations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 13, 2026
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The bill was transitioned from the House to the Senate floor, resulting in minor formatting adjustments and the addition of a new provision (Section 1, Subsection D) clarifying that facilities without special care units can still admit patients with dementia. The core requirements for disclosing care details to families and the Department of Health remain unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same; it continues to apply to nursing facilities, assisted living centers, and other entities advertising specialized dementia care.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new subsection clarifying that facilities without special care units are not prohibited from admitting residents with Alzheimer's dementia or other forms of dementia.
TECHNICAL
Updated header information to reflect the Senate floor version and added the date February 9, 2026.
Adjusted line numbers and removed House-specific page footers and committee amendment markers.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House May 6, 2026
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Mar 9, 2026
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican41
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
upper
May 6, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 4
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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