Within sixty days of the receipt of a completed application for a license, the department shall determine whether the continuing care retirement community is financially responsible and can meet its obligations to residents. In making this determination, the department may consider, but is not limited to:
(1) the financial soundness of the arrangements for board, lodging, or medical, nursing, or health-related services and the schedule of charges used in connection with them;
(2) the adequacy of working capital;
(3) if the continuing care contract provides for services for the life of the person or for more than one year including mutually terminable contracts, a surety bond, financial reserves, letter of credit, or other financial arrangement to guarantee the performance of contractual obligations;
(4) an agreement with providers for the provision of health care or health-related services.
HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 97, Section 1; 1995 Act No. 19, Section 5.