Section 4657. Residency admission

1. An assisted living operator shall
  conduct an initial pre-admission evaluation of a prospective resident to
  determine whether or not the individual is appropriate for admission  to
  the assisted living residence. Such evaluation shall be conducted by the
  operator  and,  if  necessary,  in conjunction with a home care services
  agency or appropriate employee pursuant to paragraph (d) of  subdivision
  one of section four thousand six hundred fifty-five of this article. The
  operator  shall  conduct  all  such evaluations using an evaluation tool
  developed by the department, to be based on the recommendations  of  the
  task  force  created pursuant to section five of the chapter of the laws
  of two thousand four which added this section or one  developed  by  the
  operator that receives approval by the department.
    2.  The  assisted  living operator shall not admit any resident if the
  operator is not able to meet the care needs of the resident  within  the
  scope  of services authorized under this article, and the individualized
  service plan;  provided,  further  that  no  operator  shall  admit  any
  resident in need of twenty-four hour skilled nursing care.
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