Sec. 47.33.080. Closure or relocation; change of mailing address.
(a) Not later than 90 days before the voluntary closing or relocation of an assisted living home, the home shall provide written notice of the closure or relocation to the licensing agency, each resident of the home, all representatives of residents, and all service coordinators for residents. (b) Not later than 14 days before a […]
Sec. 47.33.090. Rate increase.
An assisted living home may not increase the rate charged for services provided by the home unless the home notifies each resident or the resident’s representative of the increase at least 30 days before the increase is to take effect.
Sec. 47.33.005. Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to (1) contribute to the development of a system of care by encouraging the establishment of assisted living homes that provide a homelike environment for elderly persons and persons with a mental or physical disability who need assistance with the activities of daily living; (2) promote the establishment of […]
Sec. 47.33.010. Applicability.
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, this chapter applies to assisted living homes, as defined in AS 47.32.900. (b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, this chapter does not apply to (1) a correctional facility; (2) a facility for treatment of alcoholism that is regulated under AS 47.37; (3) an emergency shelter; (4) […]
Sec. 47.33.020. Health-related services allowed in assisted living homes.
(a) This chapter does not prohibit the resident of an assisted living home from self-administering the resident’s own medications, unless the resident’s assisted living plan specifically provides otherwise. (b) An assisted living home may provide, obtain, or offer to provide or obtain the health-related services described in (c) – (i) of this section. A service […]
Sec. 47.33.030. Advance payments.
(a) An assisted living home may not require a resident or prospective resident of the home or a resident or prospective resident’s representative, to make an advance payment to the home except as security for performance of the contract or as advance rent for the immediately following rental period as the rental period is defined […]
Sec. 47.33.040. Residents’ money.
(a) Except for advance payments under AS 47.33.030, an assisted living home may not require a resident of the home to deposit with the home money that belongs to the resident. The provisions of (b) of this section do not apply to money that constitutes an advance payment under AS 47.33.030. (b) An assisted living […]
Sec. 47.33.050. Temporary absence.
(a) An assisted living home may agree to reserve space for a resident of the home who is temporarily absent from the home and plans to return to the home. The absent resident, or the resident’s representative, shall notify the home in writing if the resident’s plan to return to the home changes. (b) Until […]
Sec. 47.33.060. House rules.
(a) An assisted living home may establish house rules. The house rules must be consistent with 42 C.F.R. 441.301(c)(4) and subject to the limitations provided for under this chapter. (b) An assisted living home shall give a copy of the house rules to a prospective resident or the prospective resident’s representative before the prospective resident […]
Sec. 47.33.070. Resident files.
(a) An assisted living home shall maintain, for each resident of the home, a file that includes (1) the name and birth date, and, if provided by the resident, the social security number of the resident; (2) the name, address, and telephone number of the resident’s closest relative, service coordinator, if any, and representative, if […]