(a) Whenever the director shall determine that a facility is being mismanaged or operated in a manner which will have a detrimental impact on the health, safety, or well-being of any residents of a facility, and that the appointment of a receiver would facilitate the protection of health, safety, or well-being of the residents of the facility, the director shall petition the superior court for the appointment of a receiver.
(b) The court shall appoint a receiver if it determines that the appointment of a receiver is necessary or appropriate to the protection of the health, safety, and well-being of the persons. The court shall appoint as a receiver any person(s) who shall have experience in the delivery of health care services, and, if feasible, shall have experience with the operation of long-term care facilities. A receiver shall not have a financial interest in, or any affiliation with, the facility that is the subject of the receivership including, but not limited to, its owners, licensee, management company, employee(s), agent(s), or related party(ies). The court may, as it deems necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, confer upon any receiver appointed under this section any or all of the following powers:
(1) All power under common law and the laws of this state and the rules of its courts regarding receiverships generally;
(2) The power to continue to operate the facility for the benefit of the residents of the facility;
(3) The power to sell the facility with the approval of the court; and/or
(4) The power to facilitate the safe and orderly removal and placement of all residents of the facility in a manner which will not be detrimental to the health and safety of the residents.
(c) Every plan for closure of a facility shall be subject to approval by the court.
(d) Upon the removal of the last resident from a facility, the licensee shall forfeit his or her license to operate the facility.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 528, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 159, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 226, § 2.