South Carolina Code 37-11-135. Exemptions; letter of nonapplicability
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 37-11-135
- Continuing care retirement community: means a community in which there is furnished, pursuant to a continuing care contract, to two or more persons not related to the administrator or owner of the facility within the third degree of consanguinity, board or lodging together with nursing, medical, or other health-related services, regardless of whether the services or lodging are provided at the same location or not. See South Carolina Code 37-11-20
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs. See South Carolina Code 37-11-20
- Entrance fee: means a payment that assures a resident a place in a facility. See South Carolina Code 37-11-20
- Facility: means the place in which an operator undertakes to provide continuing care to a person. See South Carolina Code 37-11-20
A facility that does not require payment of an entrance fee is exempt from the requirements of this chapter. In order to qualify for this exemption, a facility must obtain a letter of nonapplicability from the department. A facility that has obtained a letter of nonapplicability may not hold itself out to be a continuing care retirement community.