Section 440IAC7.5-4-5. Facility closure

   (a) The agency must initiate a new application for certification in the following circumstances:

(1) Relocation of the residents to a new facility.

(2) Reopening a closed sub-acute or supervised group living facility.

  (b) The applicant shall notify the division and any agency with the responsibility to place residents, in writing, ninety (90) days in advance of closure, except where the sub-acute facility is closed or no longer able to house the residents due to an emergency or due to final action by the division revoking or denying renewal of the certificate.

  (c) When there is an emergency so severe as to render a sub-acute facility or supervised group living facility uninhabitable, evacuation of the residents shall take place immediately and notice shall be given by telephone to any agency responsible for the placement of residents immediately and to the division no later than the first business day following the day of the emergency. (Division of Mental Health and Addiction; 440 IAC 7.5-4-5; filed Jun 10, 2002, 2:25 p.m.: 25 IR 3139; readopted filed Nov 5, 2008, 3:50 p.m.: 20081119-IR-440080742RFA; readopted filed Jul 21, 2011, 9:39 a.m.: 20110817-IR-440110249RFA)