75-03-40-09. Facility closure.

The facility shall have a policy to ensure proper and efficient procedure in the event a facility would close. Prior to closing, the facility administrator shall provide at least a sixty-day written notice to the department:

1. Detailing a plan for closure, including: a. Date of closure; b. Plan to notify each custodian and parent or guardian; c. Identification of a North Dakota depository to maintain the facility's case, fiscal, employee, and nonemployee records; and d. Retention of all fiscal records for a period of six years following account settlement.

2. Written notification must be given at least forty-five days prior to closure for each resident in placement to a custodian and parent or guardian. Notification also shall be given to all former residents currently receiving aftercare services.

3. A facility that does not follow the closure standards may be subject to fiscal sanctions.

History: Effective October 1, 2019; amended effective October 1, 2021.