760 IAC 2-20-31.1 "Residential care facility" defined

Sec. 31.1. As used in this rule, "residential care facility", also referred to as assisted living facility and alternate care facility, means a facility that: (1) provides twenty-four (24) hour a day care and services sufficient to support needs resulting from an inability to perform activities of daily living or cognitive impairment; (2) has a trained and ready to respond employee on duty in the facility at all times to provide care; (3) provides three (3) meals a day and accommodates special dietary needs; (4) has written contractual arrangements or otherwise ensures that residents receive the medical care services of a physician or nurse in case of emergency; and (5) has appropriate methods and procedures for the handling and administration of prescribed medications and treatments. A requirement that a residential care facility be licensed under IC 16-28 and 410 IAC 16.2-5 is optional for the issuer.