Missouri Laws 198.048 – Different classifications of facility may exist on same premises, when
A skilled nursing, intermediate care, assisted living facility, or residential care facility may exist on the same premises under the following circumstances:
(1) The skilled nursing, intermediate care, assisted living facility or residential care facility is an identifiable unit thereof, such as an entire ward or contiguous wards, wing or floor of a building or a separate contiguous building and such identifiable unit is approved in writing by the department;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 198.048
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Ward: if used in a section in a context relating to the property rights and obligations of a person, means a protectee as defined in chapter 475. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) The identifiable unit meets all the reasonable standards for such facility;
(3) Central services and facilities such as management services, nursing and other patient-care services, building maintenance and laundry which are shared with other units are determined to be sufficient to meet the reasonable standards for such a facility.