(a) An assisted living services agency shall develop and maintain an individualized service plan for any resident of a managed residential community that receives assisted living services. Such agency shall develop the individualized service plan after consultation with the resident and following an assessment of the resident by a registered nurse. The individualized service plan shall set forth in lay terms the needs of the resident for assisted living services, the providers or intended providers of needed services, the scope, type and frequency of such services, an itemized cost of such services and any other information that Department of Public Health may require. The individualized service plan and any periodic revisions thereto shall be confidential, in writing, signed by the resident, or the resident’s legal representative, and a representative of the assisted living services agency and available for inspection by the resident and the department.

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(b) An assisted living services agency shall maintain written policies and procedures for the initial evaluation and regular, periodic reassessment of the functional and health status and service requirements of each resident who requires assisted living services.