Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

(1) A nursing facility that
voluntarily reduces the number of its licensed beds to provide residential and
assisted living services, certified family home services, adult day health
services, respite care, hospice, outpatient therapy services, congregate
meals, home health, senior wellness clinic, or other services provided under a
medicaid home and community-based services waiver for the aged or disabled may
convert the original facility or portion of the facility back, and thereby
increase the number of nursing home beds to no more than the previously
licensed number of nursing home beds provided the facility has been in
continuous operation and has not been purchased or leased. Any conversion to
the original licensed bed capacity, or to any portion thereof, shall comply
with the same life safety code requirements as existed at the time the nursing
facility voluntarily reduced its licensed beds.
(2) To convert beds back to nursing facility beds under this section, the
nursing home must:
(a) Give notice of its intent to preserve conversion options to the
department no later than thirty (30) days after the effective date of the
license reduction; and
(b) Give notice to the department and any affected participant of the
intent to convert beds back. If construction is required for the
conversion of beds back, the notice of intent to convert beds back must be
given, at a minimum, one (1) year prior to the effective date of license
modification reflecting the restored beds; otherwise, the notice must be
given a minimum of ninety (90) days prior to the effective date of license
modification reflecting the restored beds.
(3) Conversion of beds back to nursing facility use under this section
must be completed no later than four (4) years after the effective date of the
license reduction. However, for good cause shown, the four (4) year period for
conversion may be extended by the department for an additional four (4) year
period.

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