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231C.17 COORDINATION OF THE LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEM --
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.
1. A hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B, a health care
facility licensed pursuant to chapter 135C, or an adult day services
program certified pursuant to chapter 231D may operate an assisted
living program if the assisted living program is certified pursuant
to this chapter.
2. This chapter shall not be construed to require that a facility
licensed as a different type of facility also comply with the
requirements of this chapter, unless the facility is represented to
the public as a certified assisted living program.
3. A certified assisted living program that complies with the
requirements of this chapter shall not be required to be licensed or
certified as a different type of facility, unless the facility is
represented to the public as another type of facility.
4. a. A continuing care retirement community, as defined in
section 523D.1, may provide limited personal care services and
emergency response services to its independent living tenants if all
of the following conditions are met:
(1) The provision of such personal care services or emergency
response services does not result in inadequate staff coverage to
meet the service needs of all tenants of the continuing care
retirement community.
(2) The staff providing the personal care or emergency response
services is trained or qualified to the extent necessary to provide
such services.
(3) The continuing care retirement community documents the date,
time, and nature of the personal care or emergency response services
provided.
(4) Emergency response services are only provided in situations
which constitute an urgent need for immediate action or assistance
due to unforeseen circumstances.
b. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit an
independent living tenant of a continuing care retirement community
from contracting with a third party for personal care or emergency
response services. Section History: Recent Form
2003 Acts, ch 166, §24; 2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §17, 33; 2005
Acts, ch 60, §19, 21; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263
