(a) General contracting requirements. A facility must
meet all provisions described in this chapter and Chapter 49 of this
title (relating to Contracting for Community Services).
(b) Number of beds. The facility must specify in its
contract the number of beds for clients of the Department of Aging
and Disability Services (DADS), as follows:
(1) The facility must ensure that the number of contracted
DADS beds are in rooms that meet the requirements in §46.13 of
this chapter (relating to Housing Options).
(2) The facility must ensure the number of DADS clients
served by the facility does not exceed the number of contracted DADS
beds.
(3) The facility may adjust the number of beds for
DADS clients by contract amendment.
(c) Disclosure statement requirements. The facility
must ensure that the Assisted Living Disclosure Statement, as required
by Chapter 92 of this title (relating to Licensing Standards for Assisted
Living Facilities), does not conflict with the program requirements.
(d) Client referrals. The facility must accept all
DADS referrals unless:
(1) the referral would cause the facility to exceed
licensed capacity;
(2) the referral would cause the facility to exceed
the number of beds for DADS clients that the facility has specified
in its contract; or
(3) the facility is unable to meet the client's needs
and has followed the procedures described in §46.35 of this chapter
(relating to Interdisciplinary Team).
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