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216B.180 Certificate of need not required for respite-service beds in intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded.

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Page 1 of 1 216B.180 Certificate of need not required for respite-service beds in intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded. Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in this chapter, a certificate of need shall <br>not be required for an existing intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded <br>(ICF/MR) to add beds which shall be dedicated to providing respite services to <br>individuals with an ICF/MR level of care for no more than thirty (30) days. The <br>establishment of ICF/MR respite beds shall be limited to three (3) beds per fifty (50) <br>ICF/MR beds in a facility and shall not be eligible for Medicaid certification. Beds <br>designated for respite services under this section shall comply with all applicable federal <br>and state licensure requirements for intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded. Effective: July 15, 2002 <br>History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 286, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002.