“Residential facility for groups” defined.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, “residential facility for groups” means an establishment that furnishes food, shelter, assistance and limited supervision to an aged, infirm, mentally retarded or handicapped person. The term includes, without limitation, an assisted living facility.
2. The term does not include:
(a) An establishment which provides care only during the day;
(b) A natural person who provides care for no more than two persons in his own home;
(c) A natural person who provides care for one or more persons related to him within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity;
(d) A halfway house for recovering alcohol and drug abusers; or
(e) A facility funded by a division or program of the Department of Human Resources.
Last modified: February 26, 2006