198.048. Different classifications of facility may exist on same premises, when.

Different classifications of facility may exist on same premises,when.

198.048. A skilled nursing, intermediate care, assisted living facility,or residential care facility may exist on the same premises under thefollowing circumstances:

(1) The skilled nursing, intermediate care, assisted living facility orresidential care facility is an identifiable unit thereof, such as an entireward or contiguous wards, wing or floor of a building or a separate contiguousbuilding and such identifiable unit is approved in writing by the department;

(2) The identifiable unit meets all the reasonable standards for suchfacility;

(3) Central services and facilities such as management services, nursingand other patient-care services, building maintenance and laundry which areshared with other units are determined to be sufficient to meet the reasonablestandards for such a facility.

(L. 1979 S.B. 328, et al. § 16, A.L. 1984 S.B. 451)

*Reprinted due to editorial change required by § 198.005.