New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Chapter VII - Life Care Communities
Part 901 - Organization And Administration
Section 901.15 - Name changes
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Any change in the following shall require the prior approval of the Life Care Community Council:
(b) Applicants requesting council approval of a change of name or assumed name shall submit a written request to the department, which shall include the following information and documentation as appropriate:
(c) The approval of the council of a proposed name or assumed name may be withheld if the proposed name or assumed name indicates or implies that the corporation, partnership, governmental subdivision or individual is authorized to engage in activities for which it is not authorized, provide a level of care it is not authorized to provide, is misleading, causes confusion with the identity of another community, or violates any provision of the law.
(d) Nothing contained within this section shall limit the authority of the council to approve or disapprove the initial use of a name or assumed name for a not-for-profit corporation, business corporation, partnership, governmental subdivision or sole proprietor when such name or assumed name is before the council as part of an application for the establishment of a community.