1. (1) As used in this section, "residential facility for persons with a disability" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17-79-102.

2. (2) The responsibility to license local programs or entities that operate a residential facility for persons with a disability, as well as to require and monitor the provision of adequate services to persons residing in those facilities, shall rest with the Department of Health and Human Services as provided in:

   1. (a) Title 26B, Chapter 2, Part 2, Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection; and
   2. (b) Title 26B, Chapter 6, Part 4, Division of Services for People with Disabilities.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14, 2025 Special Session 1