(a)The department may initiate and license an adult
foster care pilot project subject to the following:
(i)The applicant shall pay a one-time fee of one
hundred dollars ($100.00) which shall be deposited in the
general fund;
(ii)The department, a public health nurse or other
employee of a local department of health shall complete an
inspection of the proposed adult foster care home;
(iii)The proposed home shall comply with all state
and local building, sanitation, utility, fire and zoning codes
applicable to single family dwellings;
(iv)Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 176, § 2.
(v)Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 176, § 2.
(vi)The pilot program shall consist of no more than
ten (10) adult foster care homes. At least three (3) of the
homes shall be in counties with a population of thirty thousa
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(a) The department may initiate and license an adult
foster care pilot project subject to the following:
(i) The applicant shall pay a one-time fee of one
hundred dollars ($100.00) which shall be deposited in the
general fund;
(ii) The department, a public health nurse or other
employee of a local department of health shall complete an
inspection of the proposed adult foster care home;
(iii) The proposed home shall comply with all state
and local building, sanitation, utility, fire and zoning codes
applicable to single family dwellings;
(iv) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 176, § 2.
(v) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 176, § 2.
(vi) The pilot program shall consist of no more than
ten (10) adult foster care homes. At least three (3) of the
homes shall be in counties with a population of thirty thousand
(30,000) or less.
(b) The department may, after notice and opportunity for
hearing, revoke or suspend any license issued pursuant to this
section, may prohibit a facility from accepting new resident
clients, may place conditions on the continuation of a license,
or may require a facility to take specified remedial actions
within a specified time, if:
(i) There is a threat to the health, safety or
welfare of any resident client;
(ii) There is credible evidence of abuse, neglect or
exploitation of any resident client;
(iii) The facility is not operated in compliance with
this act or any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to
this act.
(c) If, in the professional judgment of the state health
officer, there is a clear and present threat to the health or
safety of a resident client, the state health officer may close
an adult foster care home and transfer the residents to another
place. The department shall also initiate proceedings pursuant
to subsection (b) of this section within three (3) working days.
(d) The department shall complete a criminal records check
on any individual employed by adult foster care homes and on any
individual, other than a resident client or a resident client's
spouse, who at the time of licensure is expected to live in the
adult foster care home or who, after licensure, lives or comes
to live in the adult foster care home. The department may
refuse to license a facility or prohibit the individual from
living in the facility if he has been convicted of a felony
indicating he may abuse a resident or steal from a resident.
(e) The department shall promulgate rules and regulations
consistent with this act to govern the pilot project.
(f) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 59, § 2.