20-10-1708. Limited licensure option.

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20-10-1708. Limited licensure option. A facility licensed as of April 2, 2001, and subsequent purchasers have the option of converting all or part of the facility to assisted living under § 20-10-1704(d) or choosing to remain licensed as a residential care facility.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-10-1708

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20-10-1704. Assisted living program.

20-10-1704. Assisted living program. (a) The Department of Human Services shall establish an assisted living program for adults, including those who meet the medical necessity determination for nursing facility care. However, such individuals cannot have conditions that require twenty-four-hour nursing. (b)(1) The department shall promulgate rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter as it shall deem necessary or desirable to properly and efficiently carry out the purposes and intent of this subchapter. (2) The rules, including documentation, shall take into account the congregate nature of assisted living as opposed to individual settings, and the rules shall include, but not be limited to: (A) Fire, health, and life safety codes; (B) Physical plant requirements, including space requirements for housing, toilet facilities, and related items; (C) Staffing requirements; and (D) Services requirements. (c)(1) No resident shall be permitted to remain in an assisted living facility if his or her condition requires twenty-four-hour nursing care or other services that an assisted living facility is not authorized by law to provide. (2) This prohibition shall apply even if the resident is willing to enter into an agreement to relieve the facility of responsibility or otherwise manage the risk. (d) Upon application, residential care facilities licensed or holding a permit of approval as of April 2, 2001, and subsequent purchasers shall be licensed as assisted living facilities, provided that: (1) The facility shall provide a small refrigerator in each resident's room, except as otherwise provided by rule; (2) The facility shall provide a microwave oven in each resident's room, except as otherwise provided by rule; (3) The facility mee

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-10-1704

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