3-004.01A7 Licensed Center for the Developmentally Disabled

469 NAC 3-004.01A7

A center for the developmentally disabled is any facility, place, or building not licensed as a hospital which provides accommodation, board, training, and other services when appropriate, primarily or exclusively, for four or more persons who are developmentally disabled.

Staff in a center for the developmentally disabled may assist individuals residing there in taking routine oral or external medication and also provide for storage and handling of the medication.

The term "center" includes:

1. Group Residence - Any group of rooms located within a dwelling and forming a single habitable unit with living, sleeping, cooking, and eating facilities for 4 through 15 developmentally disabled persons.

2. Institution for the Developmentally Disabled - Any facility other than a skilled nursing facility or an intermediate care facility I or II where 16 or more developmentally disabled persons reside.

The monthly standard for a Licensed Center for the Developmentally Disabled includes an allowance for personal needs of the client. (See 469-000-211 for the payment standard.)

(1/9/2000)