647.01 Definitions. In this chapter: (2) “Continuing care contract” means a contract entered into on or after January 1, 1985, to provide nursing services, medical services or personal care services, in addition to maintenance services, for the duration of a person’s life or for a term in excess of one year, conditioned upon any of […]
647.02 Permits. (1) No person may enter into a continuing care contract as a provider unless the person obtains a permit from the commissioner. (2) The commissioner shall issue a permit to each applicant who has met all requirements of law and satisfies the commissioner that its methods and practices and the character and value […]
647.03 Powers and duties of the commissioner. The commissioner may: (1) Promulgate rules that the commissioner finds are necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter. (2) Use the authority granted under s. 601.41 (4) to ensure that a provider has sufficient financial resources to meet the needs of that provider and to meet […]
647.04 Duties of providers. Each provider shall: (1) Submit to the commissioner the fees required under s. 601.31 (1). (2) Annually within 120 days after the close of the provider’s fiscal year, submit to the commissioner audited financial statements for the provider’s most recent fiscal year, including an income statement, a balance sheet and accompanying […]
647.05 Continuing care contract provisions. (1m) A provider may not enter into a continuing care contract unless the contract: (a) Is coherent, written in commonly understood language, legible, appropriately divided and captioned and presented in a meaningful manner. Each provider shall submit to the commissioner a copy of the form of the continuing care contract […]
647.06 Receivership or liquidation. (1) A petition for appointment of a receiver or liquidator for a facility may be filed by a resident, a resident’s guardian or the commissioner in the circuit court for the county in which the facility is located. If the court determines, after notice to the provider and a hearing, that […]
647.07 Penalties. Any provider who intentionally violates this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter or who submits an application for a permit under s. 647.02 that intentionally contains a misstatement of fact is subject to a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 9 months or both. History: 1983 a. 358.
647.08 Inapplicable. This chapter does not apply to a provider that operates a facility that is created by and operated in accordance with a will and that is under the continuing supervision of a circuit court. History: 1983 a. 358.