Section 216-RICR-40-10-1.6 - Application for License or for Changes in Owner, Operator, or LesseeA. Application for License and Renewal 1. Application for an initial license to conduct, maintain or operate a nursing facility shall be made in writing and submitted on forms provided by the licensing agency prior to the opening date for a new nursing facility to begin admitting residents.2. Licenses will expire at the end of each calendar year unless a renewal application is completed prior to the expiration date. Renewal applications are completed electronically on the licensing agency web site and will be available for on-line renewal seventy (70) days prior to the expiration date.B. A notarized listing of names and addresses of direct and indirect owners whether individual, partnership, or corporation, with percentages of ownership designated, shall be provided with the application for licensure and shall be updated annually. If a corporation, the list shall include all officers, directors and other persons or any subsidiary corporation owning stock.C. Application for changes in the owner, operator, or lessee of a nursing facility shall be made on forms provided by the licensing agency and shall contain but not be limited to information pertinent to the statutory purpose expressed in R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-3 or to the considerations enumerated in § 1.7(G) of this Part. One (1) paper copy and an electronic copy of such applications are required to be provided.1. Each application filed pursuant the provisions of § 1.6 of this Part shall be accompanied by a non-returnable, non-refundable application fee, as set forth in Part 10-05-2 of this Title, Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health.D. In accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-4(a), a person that conducts or maintains a nursing facility in a building owned by another person is acting severally or jointly with the building owner to do so. Accordingly, real property that is being operated as a nursing facility may not be acquired or purchased by a person prior to the Department's review and approval of such transaction. The provisions of this section shall apply to any real property transactions that close on and after October 2, 2023.216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-40-10-1.6
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