Section 370.110 General Requirements

Section 370

Section 370.110  General

Requirements

a)         These Minimum Standards, Rules and Regulations apply to the

operator/licensee of facilities licensed and classified to provide community

living care.

b)         The license issued to each operator/licensee shall designate

that the license is for the operation of a Community Living Facility and shall

include the following:  the licensee's name, facility name, address, the number

of beds authorized for that facility, the date the license was issued and the

expiration date.  Such licenses shall be issued for a period not to exceed one

(1) year.

c)         The operator shall not admit residents in excess of the

licensed capacity of the facility.

d)         A community living facility shall not use in its title or

description "Hospital," "Sanitarium,"

"Sanatorium," "Rehabilitation Center," "Skilled

Nursing Facility," or any other word or description in its title or

advertisements which indicates that a type of service is provided by the

facility which the facility is not licensed to provide or in fact, does not provide.

e)         The licensee shall give sixty (60) days notice prior to

voluntarily closing a facility.  Such notice shall be given to the Department,

to any residents who must be transferred or discharged, to the resident's

representative, and to a member of the resident's family, where practicable.

Notice shall state the proposed date of closing and the reason for closing.

The licensee shall offer to assist the resident in securing an alternative

placement and shall advise the resident on available alternatives.  Where the resident

is unable to choose an alternate placement and is not under guardianship, the

Department shall be notified of the need for relocation assistance.  The

facility shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations until the date

of closing, including those related to transfer or discharge of residents.