Licensing

39-3340. Licensing. (1) Any person, firm, partnership, association, governmental unit, or corporation within the state proposing to operate, establish, manage, conduct, or maintain a residential care or assisted living facility in the state shall have a license issued by the licensing agency of the department. A license is not transferable. The owner of the license has ultimate responsibility for the operation of the facility. (2) Each residential care or assisted living facility in the state requires an administrator, properly licensed by the division of occupational and professional licenses The licensed administrator may perform the day-to-day responsibilities at the facility or may delegate all day-to-day responsibilities to a facility manager. A licensed administrator may serve up to three (3) multiple facilities and delegate all day-to-day responsibilities to on-site managers. (3) All facilities must be licensed by the department. (a) Change of building ownership, new construction, or buildings being converted to a facility shall be licensed, and the operator shall follow the application procedures and obtain a license before commencing operation as a facility. (b) When there is a change of operator or lessee in currently licensed buildings, the operator or lessee shall follow the licensing process for currently licensed buildings. Facilities shall submit requested licensing documents to the department. Any company or individual established in the state of Idaho with at least one (1) operating facility shall not be required to submit an updated copy of policies and procedures. The licensing process shall not require a fire life safety inspection prior to license issuance. Within one hundred eighty (180) days of license issuance fire life safety shall inspect and provide recommendations, if any, to the new operator or lessee. (c) Any minor change of ownership of existing buildings shall be communicated to the department within sixty (60) days of the change. (d) Exceptions to the provisions of this section may be made by the department for temporary management.