Agency program closure

The agency shall have a policy to ensure proper and efficient procedure in the event a supervised independent living program closes. Prior to closing, the agency program administrator shall provide at least a sixty-day written notice to the department: 1. Detailing a plan for closure, including: a. Date of closure; b. Plan to notify clients and placement and care agency, when applicable; c. Identification of a North Dakota depository to maintain the agency case, fiscal, and employee and nonemployee records; and d. Retention of all fiscal records for a period of seven years following account settlement. 2. Written notification must be given to each client and placement and care agency at least forty-five days prior to program closure.