4660*2 – Rights of Residents in Assisted Living Residences.
* § 4660. Rights of residents in assisted living residences. 1. The principals enunciated in subdivision three of this section are declared to be the public policy of the state and a copy of such statement of rights and responsibilities shall be posted conspicuously in a public place in each residence covered hereunder. 2. Every […]
4661*2 – Resident Funds.
* § 4661. Resident funds. An assisted living operator or employee of a residence or any other entity which is a representative payee of a resident of such residence pursuant to designation by the social security administration or which otherwise assumes management responsibility over the funds of a resident shall maintain such funds in a […]
4662*2 – Powers of the Commissioner.
* § 4662. Powers of the commissioner. 1. The commissioner is hereby authorized to: (a) develop, in consultation with the director of the state office for the aging, consumers, operators of assisted living residences and home care service agency providers, a consumer information guide to inform and assist the consumer in the selection of an […]
4653-A – Closure of Assisted Living Residences.
§ 4653-a. Closure of assisted living residences. 1. In the event that an operator of an assisted living residence elects to close and to surrender an operating certificate and/or certification as an enhanced or special needs assisted living residence, the following provisions shall apply: (a) The operator shall notify the appropriate regional office of the […]
4654*2 – General Requirements; Applicability of Laws to Enhanced Assisted Living.
* § 4654. General requirements; applicability of laws to enhanced assisted living. Nothing in this article shall require a residence to obtain an enhanced assisted living certificate pursuant to this title unless such residence elects to provide aging in place by retaining residents described in subdivision fifteen of section four thousand six hundred fifty-one of […]
4655*2 – Certification Procedures and Requirements.
* § 4655. Certification procedures and requirements. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an assisted living operator may apply to the department to obtain an enhanced assisted living certificate pursuant to this section. (a) Such application shall be on a form approved by the department. (b) An assisted living operator may apply for such […]
4656*2 – General Requirements; Applicability of Laws to Assisted Living and Enhanced Assisted Living.
* § 4656. General requirements; applicability of laws to assisted living and enhanced assisted living. 1. No entity shall establish, operate, provide, conduct, or offer assisted living in this state, or hold itself out as an entity which otherwise meets the definition of assisted living or advertise itself as assisted living or by a similar […]
4671 – Civil Action.
§ 4671. Civil action. Any person who, as or on behalf of an operator, enters into a contract without having first delivered to the prospective resident the disclosure statement and annual report required by sections forty-six hundred fifty-seven and forty-six hundred fifty-eight of this article; or delivers to the prospective resident a disclosure statement or […]
4672 – Criminal Penalties.
§ 4672. Criminal penalties. 1. A person, partnership, corporation, controlling person, or agent or employee thereof, who knowingly uses or employs any act or practice in violation of this article shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 2. Nothing under this article shall be deemed to limit the power of the state to punish […]
4650*2 – Legislative Purpose and Findings.
* § 4650. Legislative purpose and findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares that congregate residential housing with supportive services in a home-like setting, commonly known as assisted living, is an integral part of the continuum of long term care. Further, the philosophy of assisted living emphasizes aging in place, personal dignity, autonomy, independence, privacy […]