Section 75-03-40-09 - Facility closureThe facility shall have a policy to ensure proper and efficient procedure in the event a facility would close. Prior to closing, the facility administrator shall provide at least a sixty-day written notice to the department:
1. Detailing a plan for closure, including:b. Plan to notify each custodian and parent or guardian;c. Identification of a North Dakota depository to maintain the facility's case, fiscal, employee, and nonemployee records; andd. Retention of all fiscal records for a period of six years following account settlement.2. Written notification must be given at least forty-five days prior to closure for each resident in placement to a custodian and parent or guardian. Notification also shall be given to all former residents currently receiving aftercare services.3. A facility that does not follow the closure standards may be subject to fiscal sanctions.N.D. Admin Code 75-03-40-09
Adopted by Administrative Rules Supplement 374, October 2019, effective 10/1/2019.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2021-382, October 2021, effective 10/1/2021.General Authority: NDCC 50-11-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 50-11-02