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LR 1541
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A.__Licensure for assisted housing programs must be
available by category of housing and services provided,
designated by type of housing and level of services
provided to the resident.

 
B.__An assisted housing program may hold at any one time
only one license.

 
C.__A licensed assisted housing program may apply for
licensure under a different category of service, receive
approval for that level and surrender the previous
license.

 
D.__Beginning October 15, 2003, in accordance with section
7802, subsection 1, paragraph F, licensure for the legal
entity providing all assisted housing services except
housing is available from the department.__In applying for
this type of license, the applicant shall provide
documentation to the department of a legal relationship
with the owner of the private apartments in which the
housing will be provided.__This paragraph does not apply
to the provision of housing and services by a residential
care facility.

 
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §7802, sub-§1, ¶F is enacted to read:

 
F.__Beginning October 15, 2003, the department may issue a
license to a legal entity that offers all assisted housing
services except housing in accordance with section 7801,
subsection 6, paragraph D.__In applying for this type of
license, the applicant shall provide documentation to the
department of a legal relationship with the owner of the
private apartments in which the housing will be provided.__
This paragraph does not apply to the provision of housing
and services by a residential care facility.

 
Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §7853, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. A,
§1 and affected by Pt. B, §25, is repealed.

 
Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §7853, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. A,
§1 and affected by Pt. B, §25, is amended to read:

 
6. Applicability of residents' rights rules. Any rules
adopted pursuant to this section pertaining to residents'
rights are applicable to independent housing with services
programs and assisted living programs. As applicable to an
assisted housing program that is licensed to provide all
services except housing, in accordance with section 7801,
subsection 6 and section 7802, subsection 1, paragraph F, the
rules apply only to the services for which the assisted
housing program is licensed and do not


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