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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-1808.1" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Assisted Living Programs">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Each assisted living program in the State shall notify a resident or prospective resident in writing or by written electronic communication if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The assisted living program does not maintain professional liability insurance coverage; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The assisted living program’s professional liability insurance coverage has lapsed for any period of time and has not been renewed.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The notification under subsection (a) of this section shall be:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Provided to a prospective resident:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>At the first visit by the prospective resident during any period in which an assisted living program does not maintain professional liability insurance; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>If the assisted living program does not maintain professional liability insurance at the time the prospective resident applies for admission, at the time of application; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If the professional liability coverage lapses, provided to each resident within 30 days after the date the coverage lapsed;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Signed by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The prospective resident at the time of application for admission; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The resident at the time the notification of the lapse in coverage is provided under item (1)(ii) of this subsection; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Retained by the assisted living program as part of the assisted living program’s records.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Each facility–based assisted living program in the State that does not maintain professional liability insurance coverage shall post a notification in a conspicuous place visible to residents and guests that the assisted living program does not maintain professional liability insurance.</text>
  </level>
</section>
