Petition for receivership

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  1. (a) The Department of Human Services, Attorney General, or prosecuting attorney or duly appointed deputy prosecuting attorney of the district in which the facility is located may file a complaint in the circuit court of the county in which the facility is located requesting the appointment of a receiver.

  2. (b) A complaint for appointment of a receiver pursuant to this subchapter shall have precedence and priority over any civil case pending in the circuit court in which the complaint is filed.

  3. (c) The court shall hold a hearing on the complaint within five (5) days of the filing of the complaint.

  4. (d) The complaint and notice of hearing shall be served on the owner and administrator or licensee of the facility. In cases when the department is not the plaintiff in the action, a copy of the complaint and notice shall be forwarded by mail to the Secretary of the Department of Human Services by the plaintiff.


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