2005 Vermont Code - § 7103. — License

§ 7103. License

(a) A person shall not operate a nursing home, maternity home, assisted living residence or therapeutic community residence without first obtaining a license.

(b) A person shall not operate a nursing home as defined in this chapter or as defined in chapter 46 of Title 18 except under the supervision of an administrator licensed in the manner provided in chapter 46 of Title 18.

(c) A person shall not operate a residential care home without first obtaining a license.

(d) A person shall not operate a home for the terminally ill without first obtaining a license. Residents of a home for the terminally ill shall be admitted to a Medicare-certified hospice and affiliated programs and shall receive necessary medical and nursing services through outside providers. The licensing standards for a home for the terminally ill shall be adopted by the licensing agency after consultation with provider groups, consumers and the general public as determined by the licensing agency. (Amended 1959, No. 27, § 4; 1964, No. 6 (Sp. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 4, 1964; 1965, No. 68, § 2; 1969, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 1, 1970; 1973, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1975, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. July 1, 1977; 1985, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1993, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1997, No. 61, § 271d.)