(a) A receiver appointed pursuant to the provisions of sections 19a-541 to 19a-549, inclusive, in operating a nursing home facility or residential care home, shall have the same powers as a receiver of a corporation under § 52-507, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and shall exercise such powers to remedy the conditions that constituted grounds for the imposition of receivership, assure adequate health care for the residents and preserve the assets and property of the owner. If such facility or home is placed in receivership it shall be the duty of the receiver to notify each resident and each resident’s guardian or conservator, if any, or legally liable relative or other responsible party, if known. Such receiver may correct or eliminate any deficiency in the structure or furnishings of such facility or home that endangers the safety or health of the residents while they remain in such facility or home, provided the total cost of correction does not exceed ten thousand dollars. The court may order expenditures for this purpose in excess of ten thousand dollars on application from such receiver. If any resident is transferred or discharged such receiver shall provide for: (1) Transportation of the resident and such resident’s belongings and medical records to the place where such resident is being transferred or discharged; (2) aid in locating an alternative placement and discharge planning in accordance with § 19a-535; (3) preparation for transfer to mitigate transfer trauma, including but not limited to, participation by the resident or the resident’s guardian in the selection of the resident’s alternative placement, explanation of alternative placements and orientation concerning the placement chosen by the resident or the resident’s guardian; and (4) custodial care of all property or assets of residents that are in the possession of an owner of such facility or home. The receiver shall preserve all property, assets and records of residents that the receiver has custody of and shall provide for the prompt transfer of the property, assets and records to the alternative placement of any transferred resident. In no event may the receiver transfer all residents and close such facility or home without a court order and without complying with the notice and discharge plan requirements for each resident in accordance with § 19a-535.

(b) Not later than ninety days after the date of appointment as a receiver, such receiver shall take all necessary steps to stabilize the operation of the facility in order to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the residents of such facility. The receiver shall immediately commence the closure of the facility if the overall occupancy of the facility is below seventy per cent and the closing of the facility is consistent with the strategic rebalancing plan developed in accordance with § 17b-369. In addition, within a reasonable time period after the date of appointment, not to exceed forty-five days, the receiver shall determine whether the facility can continue to operate and provide adequate care to residents in substantial compliance with applicable federal and state law within the facility’s state payments as established by the Commissioner of Social Services pursuant to subsection (f) of § 17b-340, together with income from self-pay residents, Medicare payments and other current income and shall report such determination to the court. Within a reasonable time period after the date of appointment, not to exceed six months, the receiver shall seek facility purchase proposals if the receiver’s determination under this section finds that continued operation of the facility is viable. If the receiver determines that the facility will be unable to continue to operate in compliance with said requirements, the receiver shall promptly request an order of the court to close the facility and make arrangements for the orderly transfer of residents pursuant to subsection (a) of this section unless the receiver determines that a transfer of the facility to a qualified purchaser is expected during the six-month period commencing on the date of the receiver’s appointment. If a transfer is not completed within such period and all purchase and sale proposal efforts have been exhausted, the receiver shall request an immediate order of the court to close the facility and make arrangements for the orderly transfer of residents pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The court may limit the powers of a receiver appointed pursuant to the provisions of sections 19a-541 to 19a-549, inclusive, to those necessary to solve a specific problem.