Exhibit 99.2
                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                               SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     I,  Robert  O.  Stephenson,   of  Omega  Healthcare  Investors,  Inc.  (the
"Company"),  certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

     (1)  the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended
          December 31, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements
          of ss.ss. 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.

Dated:  March 3, 2003


/s/  ROBERT O. STEPHENSON
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     Robert O. Stephenson
     Chief Financial Officer