§ 23-59-1. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Continuing care� means providing or committing to provide board, lodging, and nursing
services to an individual, other than an individual related by blood or marriage:
(i)pursuant to an agreement effective for the life of the individual or for a period
in excess of one year, including mutually terminable contracts, and (ii) in consideration
of the payment of an entrance fee and/or periodic charges. A contract shall be deemed
to be one offering nursing services, irrespective of whether such services are provided
under the contract, if nursing services are
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§ 23-59-1. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Continuing care� means providing or committing to provide board, lodging, and nursing
services to an individual, other than an individual related by blood or marriage:
(i) pursuant to an agreement effective for the life of the individual or for a period
in excess of one year, including mutually terminable contracts, and (ii) in consideration
of the payment of an entrance fee and/or periodic charges. A contract shall be deemed
to be one offering nursing services, irrespective of whether such services are provided
under the contract, if nursing services are offered to the resident entering the contract
either at the facility in question or pursuant to arrangement specifically offered
to residents of the facility.
(2) "Department� means the Rhode Island state department of health.
(3) "Entrance fee� means an initial or deferred transfer to a provider of a sum of money
or other property made or promised to be made in advance or at some future time as
full or partial consideration for acceptance of a specified individual as a resident
in a facility. A fee which is less than the sum of the regular periodic charges for
one year of residency shall not be considered to be an entrance fee.
(4) "Facility� means the place or places in which a person undertakes to provide continuing
care to an individual.
(5) "Provider� means any person, corporation, partnership, or other entity that provides
or offers to provide continuing care to any individual in an existing or proposed
facility in this state. Two or more related individuals, corporations, partnerships,
or other entities may be treated as a single provider if they cooperate in offering
services to the residents of a facility.
(6) "Resident� means an individual entitled to receive continuing care in a facility.
(7) "Solicit� means all actions of a provider or the provider's agent in seeking to have
individuals enter into continuing care agreement by any means such as, but not limited
to, personal, telephone, or mail communication or any other communication directed
to and received by an individual, and any advertisements in any media distributed
or communicated by any means to individuals.