Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 7105
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 7105
- Assisted living residence: means a program that combines housing, health, and supportive services for the support of resident independence and aging in place. See
- Facility: means a residential care home, nursing home, assisted living residence, home for persons who are terminally ill, or therapeutic community residence licensed or required to be licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See
- Home for persons who are terminally ill: means a place providing services specifically for three or more people who are dying, including room, board, personal care, and other assistance for the residents' emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being. See
- Licensee: means any person, other than a receiver appointed under this chapter, which is licensed or required to be licensed to operate a facility. See
- Licensing agency: means the Agency of Human Services or the department or division within the Agency as the Secretary of Human Services may designate. See
- Nursing home: means an institution or distinct part of an institution that is primarily engaged in providing to its residents any of the following:
- Owner: means the holder of the title to the property on or in which the facility is maintained. See
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Residential care home: means a place, however named, excluding a licensed foster home, that provides, for profit or otherwise, room, board, and personal care to three or more residents unrelated to the home operator. See
- Therapeutic community residence: means a place, however named, excluding hospitals as defined by statute, that provides, for profit or otherwise, transitional individualized treatment to three or more residents with major life adjustment problems, such as a substance use disorder, psychiatric disability, or delinquency. See
§ 7105. License requirements
(a) Upon receipt of an application for license, the licensing agency shall issue a full license when it has determined that the applicant and facilities meet the standards established by the licensing agency. Licenses issued under this chapter shall expire one year after date of issuance or upon such uniform dates annually as the licensing agency may prescribe by rule. Licenses shall be issued only for the premises and persons named in the application and shall not be transferable or assignable. Licenses shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
(b) In its discretion, the licensing agency may issue a temporary license permitting operation of a nursing home, assisted living residence, therapeutic community residence, residential care home, or home for persons who are terminally ill for such period or periods and subject to such conditions as the licensing agency deems proper, but in no case shall a nursing home, assisted living residence, therapeutic community residence, residential care home, or home for persons who are terminally ill operate under a temporary license or renewal of a temporary license for a period exceeding 36 months.
(c) An owner, licensee, or administrator shall disclose to the licensing agency any changes in the ownership interests in the company, ownership of any real property, management of the facility, or corporate structure that occur after the date the license is issued. The licensing agency may require the owner, licensee, or administrator to apply for a new license. (Amended 1959, No. 27, § 5; 1965, No. 68, § 4; 1973, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1975, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. July 1, 1976, § 9, eff. July 1, 1977; 1985, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1997, No. 61, § 271e; 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 54; 2009, No. 36, § 1; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 220; 2021, No. 20, § 352.)