§2166.3. Definitions

            As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

            (1) "Adult residential care home" means a publicly or privately operated residence that provides personal assistance, lodging, and meals for compensation to two or more adults who are unrelated to the residence licensee, operator, or administrator.

            (2) "Adult residential care provider" means a facility, agency, institution, society, corporation, partnership, company, entity, residence, person or persons, or any other group which provides adult residential care for compensation to two or more adults who are unrelated to the licensee or operator. Adult residential care may include but is not limited to the following services: lodging, meals, medication administration, intermittent nursing services, assistance with self administration of medications, assistance with personal hygiene, assistance with transfers and ambulation, assistance with dressing, housekeeping, and laundry. There shall be four modules of adult residential care providers as described in R.S. 40:2166.5(B)(11). The department shall promulgate rules and regulations for each module, governing the scope of services to be provided thereunder.

            (3) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.

            (4) "Financial viability" means the provider or facility seeking licensure is able to provide at least one of the following:

            (a) Verification of sufficient assets equal to one hundred thousand dollars or the cost of three months of operation, whichever is less.

            (b) A letter of credit equal to one hundred thousand dollars or the cost of three months of operation, whichever is less.

            (5) "License" means a license issued by the department to an adult residential care provider.

            Acts 2006, No. 433, §1, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 381, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.