Title 23, Title 23 and Safety

(a) Providers existing prior to June 18, 1987 shall comply with this chapter’s provisions within six (6) months of that date. However, the department may extend the period within which an existing facility shall comply with this chapter for an additional six (6) months, for good …

(a) The department shall have the authority to adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. The department may issue regulations setting forth those transactions which shall require the payment …

(a) The department may make public or private investigations within or outside of this state it deems necessary to determine whether any person has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation, or order promulgated by the department. (b) For the purpose of any i…

Whenever it appears to the department that any person has engaged in, or is about to engage in, any act or practice constituting a violation of this chapter or any rule, regulation, or order issued under this chapter, the department may: (1) Issue an order directed at any such pe…

Any person who willfully and knowingly violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule, regulation, or order issued under this chapter, shall be subject to payment of a fine in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(a) Except as provided in § 23-59-13, no provider shall engage in the business of providing or offering to provide continuing care at a facility in this state unless the provider has registered with the department with respect to the facility. (b) A registration statement shall b…

(a) The disclosure statement of each facility shall contain all of the following information unless the information is contained in the continuing care contract and a copy of that contract is attached to and made a part of the initial disclosure statement: (1) The name and busine…

At least three (3) days prior to the execution of a continuing care contract or the transfer of any money or other property to a provider by or on behalf of a prospective resident, whichever first occurs, the provider shall deliver to the person with whom the contract is to be en…

(a) Within four (4) months following the end of the provider’s fiscal year, each provider shall file with the department and make available by written notice to each resident at no cost an annual disclosure statement which shall contain the information required for the initial di…

(a) In addition to other provisions considered proper to effect the purpose of any continuing care contract, each contract executed on or after June 18, 1987 shall: (1) Provide for the continuing care of only one resident, or for two (2) or more persons occupying space designed f…

(a) No provider and no person or entity owning a provider shall sell or transfer, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the ownership of the provider or of a continuing care facility without giving the department written notice of the intended sale or transfer …

The department may act as authorized by § 23-59-16 to protect residents or prospective residents when the department determines that: (1) A provider has been or will be unable, in such a manner as may endanger the ability of the provider to fully perform its obligations pursuant …

No act, agreement, or statement of any resident or by an individual purchasing care for a resident under any agreement to furnish care to the resident shall constitute a valid waiver of any provision of this chapter intended for the benefit or protection of the resident or the in…