A. A nursing care institution shall not operate in this state except under the supervision of an administrator licensed pursuant to this article.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-446.01

  • Assisted living facility: means a residential care institution, including an adult foster care home, that provides or contracts to provide supervisory care services, personal care services or directed care services on a continuous basis. See Arizona Laws 36-401
  • Nursing care institution: means a health care institution that provides inpatient beds or resident beds and nursing services to persons who need continuous nursing services but who do not require hospital care or direct daily care from a physician. See Arizona Laws 36-401
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Supervision: means directly overseeing and inspecting the act of accomplishing a function or activity. See Arizona Laws 36-401

B. An assisted living facility shall not operate in this state except under the supervision of a manager certified pursuant to this article.

C. It is unlawful for any person who does not have a license or certificate, or whose license or certificate has lapsed or has been suspended or revoked, to practice or offer to practice skilled nursing facility administration or assisted living facility management or use any title, sign, card or device indicating that such person is an administrator or manager.