Coordination of the long-term care system — transitional provisions.

1. A hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B , a health care facility licensed pursuant to chapter 135C , an assisted living program certified pursuant to chapter 231C , or an adult day services program certified pursuant to chapter 231D may operate an elder group home, if the elder group home is certified pursuant to this chapter . 2. This chapter shall not be construed to require that a facility licensed as a different type of facility also comply with the requirements of this chapter , unless the facility is represented to the public as an elder group home. 3. A certified elder group home that complies with the requirements of this chapter shall not be required to be licensed or certified as a different type of facility, unless the elder group home is represented to the public as another type of facility. 2005 Acts, ch 62, §16