(b)

1. (1) Facilities participating in the project will be required to maintain detailed medical and social records of residents.
2. (2) The records will contain an initial assessment of the medical and social conditions and needs of residents at the time of admission which will form a baseline measure.
3. (3) The baseline will be compared by the Office of Long-Term Care or its designees with subsequent records maintained by the facility to determine the level of functioning, social interaction, and medical conditions of residents to determine whether HomeStyle facilities result in improvements in those areas, including but not limited to the type and dosage amounts and frequency of medications.
4. (4) Further, facilities will be required to maintain detailed financial records.

(c)

1. (1) To ensure accurate and reliable findings, the number of HomeStyle beds shall be limited to no more than one thousand (1,000) in the state at any time.
2. (2) In the event that applications for the pilot program exceed one thousand (1,000), the Office of Long-Term Care shall have sole discretion in determining projects that shall be designated as HomeStyle facilities.

3. (3) Factors to be considered shall include, but not be limited to:

   1. (A) The projected opening date of the project;
   2. (B) The location of the project (in an attempt to locate projects in geographically and demographically diverse areas);
   3. (C) Whether the applicant has secured a permit of approval;
   4. (D) Whether the proposed project would meet criteria for approval by a nationally recognized organization that licenses, certifies, or permits the use of service marks for HomeStyle-type facilities; and
   5. (E) Related factors.

(d)

1. (1) To qualify for the project, a facility must return to the Health Services Permit Agency currently unoccupied facility beds in an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the total number of beds that will be utilized in the HomeStyle facility.
2. (2) The unused beds may originate from any location in the State of Arkansas.
3. (3) An exception will be provided when the owner of the proposed HomeStyle facility has no ownership interest, either directly or indirectly, in more than one (1) other nursing facility.