(a) At least once every two (2) years, the department shall gather information from state departments and agencies relating to the experience and qualifications of the nursing facility applicant for relicensure.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-5.2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means any individual, trust or estate, partnership, corporation (including associations, joint stock companies, and insurance companies), state, or political subdivision or instrumentality of a state. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-2
(b) Effective January 1, 2006, any nursing facility applying for renewal of its license that contracts with a management company to assist with the facility’s operation shall file a copy of the management contract with the department including the management fee and, if the management company is a corporation or limited liability company, shall identify every person having an ownership interest of five percent (5%) or more in such corporation or limited liability company and, if the management company is a general partnership or limited partnership, shall identify all general or limited partners of such general partnership or limited partnership.
(c) Any nursing facility with any significant changes in its management contract shall submit a copy of the revised management contract to the department within thirty (30) days of the effective date of the new contract provisions.
History of Section.
P.L. 2005, ch. 158, § 4; P.L. 2005, ch. 247, § 4.
