RESIDENTIAL CARE AND SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED CHAPTER 25-16 25-16-01. Definitions

In this chapter unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1

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"Department" means the department of human services

"Treatment or care center" means an entity providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities and licensed by the department to provide services

25-16-02. License required

The operator of a treatment or care center for individuals with a developmental disability shall secure annually from the department a license as required by rules adopted under this chapter

25-16-03. Requirements for license

The department shall issue a license for the operation of a treatment or care center for individuals with a developmental disability upon a showing that: 1

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The premises to be used are in fit, safe, sanitary condition and properly equipped to provide good care and treatment; The persons in active charge of the center and their assistants are qualified by training and experience to carry on efficiently the duties required of them; The health, safety, and well-being of the residents cared for and treated therein will be properly safeguarded; There is sufficient entertainment, treatment, educational, and physical facilities and services available to the residents therein; Appropriate arrangements are made for a medical and psychological examination of each resident; and The provider is in compliance with rules adopted by the department under this chapter

25-16-03.1. Conviction not bar to licensure - Exceptions

Conviction of an offense does not disqualify a person from licensure under this chapter unless the division determines that the offense has a direct bearing upon a person's ability to serve the public as an owner or operator of a treatment or care center for individuals with a developmental disability, or that, following conviction of any offense, the person is not sufficiently rehabilitated under section 12.1-33-02.1

25-16-04. Inspection and report by department

The department may inspect the facilities and premises of the applicant to determine the premises are fit, safe, and sanitary to provide quality care and treatment

25-16-05. Content of license

The license to operate a treatment or care center for individuals with a developmental disability issued under the provisions of this chapter must specify: 1

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The name of the licensee

The premises to which the license is applicable

The number of residents who may be received in such premises at any one time

The date of expiration of the license

25-16-06. Department to prescribe forms - Rules

The department may prescribe forms for the registration and record of the persons residing in treatment or care centers for individuals with a developmental disability and may adopt reasonable rules for the conduct of such centers as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter

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Except as otherwise authorized by law, an agent of the department of human services or the superintendent of the life skills and transition center or the licensee or their agents or employees may not disclose the contents of the individual records of a treatment or care center for individuals with a developmental disability, nor of the reports received from those records, except: 1

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In a judicial proceeding when ordered by the presiding judge; To a law enforcement official for a law enforcement purpose or any other legally constituted boards or agencies serving the interests of the residents for treatment, payment, or health care operations, to arrange, facilitate, or coordinate service to any such person; To the parents or legal guardians of the resident; To a physician to aid in the treatment of an individual within the fourth degree of consanguinity of a deceased resident, if the disclosure is limited to genetic health information that has a direct bearing on the health of the relative, the relative's child, or the relative's decision to have a child; or To an individual who is within the fourth degree of consanguinity of a deceased resident, if the disclosure is limited to information about a resident needed to establish a family's genealogy

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25-16-08. Revocation of license

The department may revoke a license of a treatment or care center for individuals with a developmental disability upon a proper showing that: 1

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Any of the conditions set forth in section 25-16-03 as requirements for the issuance of the license no longer exists; The license was issued upon fraudulent or untrue representations; The owner or operator has violated any of the rules of the department; or The owner or operator of the center has been guilty of an offense determined by the department to have a direct bearing upon a person's ability to serve the public as an owner or operator, or the department determines, following conviction of an offense, that the person is not sufficiently rehabilitated under section 12.1-33-02.1

25-16-09. Hearing on denial or revocation of license

Before any application for a license to conduct a treatment or care center for individuals with a developmental disability is denied or before the revocation of such license by the department, written charges as to the reasons for the revocation or denial must be served upon the applicant or licensee, who has a right to a hearing before the department, if a hearing is requested within ten days after service of written charges

25-16-10. Purchase of services

Repealed by S.L. 2003, ch. 231, ยง 2

25-16-10.1. Maximum annual return on investment

Repealed by S.L. 2003, ch. 231, ยง 3

25-16-11. Funds of state department of human services for purchasing residential care, custody, treatment, and education for developmentally disabled persons

Repealed by S.L. 2001, ch. 259, ยง 1

25-16-12. Efforts to obtain private and governmental grants

The department of human services and the duly licensed treatment or care centers for individuals with a developmental disability may exert all possible efforts to obtain grants, both private and governmental, for the care, custody, treatment, training, and education of individuals with a developmental disability

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25-16-13. Expenses chargeable against patient, patient's estate, or responsible This chapter does not relieve the responsibility of the patient, the patient's estate, or responsible relatives of the expenses for care and treatment as provided in chapter 25-04 or 50-06.3. The provisions of chapter 25-04 or 50-06.3 applicable to the expenses of care and treatment of patients apply to this chapter

25-16-14. Definitions - Group homes for individuals with developmental disabilities - For the purposes of this section: a

"Group home" means any community residential facility, foster home, family care facility, or other similar home for individuals with a developmental disability

"Individual with a developmental disability" means an individual with a severe, chronic disability which: (1) Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments; Is manifested before the individual attains age twenty-two; Is likely to continue indefinitely; (2) (3) (4) Results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following Self-care; areas of major life activity: (a) (b) Receptive and expressive language; (c) Learning; (d) Mobility; (e) (f) Capacity for independent living; and (g) Economic sufficiency; and Self-direction; (5) Reflects the individual's needs for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment, or other services which are lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated

2. Notwithstanding the provisions in chapter 11-33, 40-47, or 58-03, or any other provisions authorizing any political subdivision to establish or enforce zoning regulations, a licensed group home serving six or fewer individuals with a developmental disability must be considered a permitted use in a single-family or equivalent least-density residential zone, and a licensed group home serving eight or fewer individuals with a developmental disability must be considered a permitted use in any area zoned for residential use of greater density than single-family use

25-16-15. Depreciation recapture on the sale of fixed assets

Repealed by S.L. 2003, ch. 231, ยง 2

25-16-16. Owner compensation for services provided

Repealed by S.L. 2003, ch. 231, ยง 3

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