Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Prior to submission of a license
application, all Certificate of Need requirements shall be met according to
G.S. 131E, Article 9.
(b) In
applying for a license to operate an adult care home to be constructed or
renovated, or in an existing building that is not currently licensed, the
applicant shall submit the following to the Division of Health Service
Regulation:
(1) the Initial License
Application that is available online at
https://info.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/acls/pdf/fcchgapp.pdf
at no cost and includes the following:
(A)
contact person, facility site and mailing addresses, and
administrator;
(B) operation
disclosure including names and contact information of the licensee, management
company, and building owner;
(C)
ownership disclosure including names and contact information of owners,
principals, affiliates, shareholders, and members; and
(D) bed capacity including that of any
special care unit for Alzheimer's and Related Disorders;
(2) plans and specifications as required in
Section.0300 of this Subchapter and a construction review fee according to
G.S.
131E-267 to be calculated and invoiced by the
DHSR Construction Section;
(3) an
approved fire and building safety inspection report from the local fire marshal
to be submitted upon completion of construction or renovation;
(4) an approved sanitation report or a copy
of the permit to begin operation from the sanitation division of the county
health department to be submitted upon completion of construction or
renovation;
(5) a nonrefundable
license fee as required by
G.S.
131E-272; and
(6) a certificate of occupancy or
certification of compliance from the local building official to be submitted
upon completion of construction or renovation.
(c) Issuance of an adult care home license
shall be based on the following:
(1)
completion of and approval in accordance with Subparagraphs (b)(1) through
(b)(6) of this Rule;
(2) the
Division of Health Service Regulation's Construction Section's recommendation
of licensure based on compliance with rules in Section.0300 of this
Subchapter;
(3) a compliance
history review of the facility and its principals and affiliates according to
G.S.
131D-2.4;
(4) approval by the Adult Care Licensure
Section of the facility's operational policies and procedures based on
compliance with the rules of this Subchapter; and
(5) the facility's demonstration of
compliance with Adult Care Home statutes and rules of this Subchapter as
determined by a pre-licensing survey of the facility by the Adult Care
Licensure Section.
(d)
The Adult Care Licensure Section shall notify in writing the applicant licensee
and the county department of social services of the decision to license or not
to license the adult care home based on compliance with adult care home
statutes and the rules of this Subchapter within 14 days from the decision to
license or not to license the facility.
Authority
G.S.
131D-2.4;
131D-2.5;
131D-2.16;
143B-165;
Readopted
Eff. October 31, 1977;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1984;
Temporary Amendment Eff. September 1, 2003;
Amended Eff. June 1,
2004;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. March 6, 2018;
Amended Eff. June
1, 2020.
