1. (1) A Type N Small Health Care Facility may accept semi-dependent residents.

   1. (a) The licensee may accept one dependent resident only if the licensee has equipment and additional staff available to assist the dependent resident in the event of a facility emergency evacuation.

   2. (b) The licensee shall establish acceptance criteria that includes:

      1. (i) the resident's health needs;
      2. (ii) the resident's ability to perform activities of daily living; and
      3. (iii) the ability of the facility to address the resident's needs.

2. (2) The licensee may not accept or retain a resident for a Type N Small Health Care Facility when the resident:

   1. (a) has active tuberculosis or serious communicable diseases;
   2. (b) requires inpatient hospital care; or
   3. (c) has a mental disorder that manifests behavior that is suicidal, assaultive, or harmful to self or others.
3. (3) The licensee shall request that the family or responsible person relocate the resident within seven days if the resident requires care that cannot be provided in the Type N facility.

KEY: health care facilities

Date of Last Change: May 9, 2023

Notice of Continuation: August 13, 2021

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-1-202; 26B-2-216