Section 75-04-01-24 - Entry and inspection1. The applicant shall affirm the right of the department, or designee, to enter any of the applicant's buildings or facilities and access to its records to determine the extent to which the applicant is in compliance with the rules of the department, to facilitate verification of the information submitted with an application for licensure, and to investigate complaints. Inspections must be scheduled for the mutual convenience of the department and the provider agency unless the effectiveness of the inspection would be substantially diminished by prearrangement.2. The provider agency shall authorize the department, or designee, entry to its facilities and access to its records in the event the provider agency declares bankruptcy, transfers ownership, ceases operations, evicts residents of its facilities, or the contract with the department is terminated by either of the parties. The department's entry is for the purpose of facilitating the orderly transfer of clients to an alternative service or the maintenance of appropriate service until an orderly transfer can be made.N.D. Admin Code 75-04-01-24
Effective April 1, 1982; amended effective December 1, 1995.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2017-363, January 2017, effective 1/1/2017.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 368, April 2018, effective 4/1/2018.General Authority: NDCC 25-01.2-08, 25-16-06, 50-06-16
Law Implemented: NDCC 25-01.2-08, 25-16-06