(A) Each residential care facility may be licensed by the Health Commissioner upon receipt of the following:
(1) A completed application form supplied by the Health Department;
(2) The license fee, if applicable;
(3) Floor plans, showing the size and use of rooms; and
(4) Written certification from the Health Department, the Division of Building Inspection, the Planning Department, the Fire Division and the Police Division that the residential care facility is in compliance with the respective codes of each such Department and Division.
(B) Each residential care facility shall be required to have the following inspections:
(1) A building inspection by the Division of Building Inspection, using the Building Code of the city for new construction and the Housing Code of the city for existing structures;
(2) An inspection by the Health Department for compliance with the Ohio Food Service Operations law, the Sanitary Code of the city and this chapter; and
(3) A fire safety inspection by the Fire Marshal.
(C) Inspections by the Division of Building Inspection, the Health Department and the Fire Division shall be made upon application for a license and on an annual basis. A building inspection shall be repeated whenever renovations or changes in the building are made that would affect either the maximum number of licensed clients approved for the facility or substantially change the level of care provided by the facility.
(D) Deficiencies observed during an on-site inspection shall be listed and sent to the operator of the facility and the license applicant, if different from the actual operator. The operator shall submit a plan of correction to each department or division which listed violations within the time specified. The department or division which noted the violation shall obtain assurance, either through documentation or reinspection, that the corrections have been made within the time indicated.
(E) Residential care facilities which are already in operation at me time this chapter becomes effective (Ordinance 162-1979, passed 7-23-1979) shall have six months from the effective date to be surveyed for licensure and shall meet all the conditions for licensure within 90 days after the survey.
(F) Any residential care facility not in operation at the time this chapter becomes effective (Ord. 162-1979, passed 7-23-1979) shall be licensed prior to the admission of clients; thereafter, the facility shall be inspected annually, and if the facility is in compliance with this chapter, the license shall be renewed.
(G) A license to operate a residential care facility is not transferable and is valid only for the operator and premises named in the license. The operator shall notify the Health Department, in writing, 30 days before closing a licensed residential care facility, selling or leasing such a facility to another operator, vacating the premises or discontinuing responsibility for the operation of such a facility.
(H) The license issued by the Health Commissioner to a residential care facility shall be posted in a prominent place within the facility.
(Prior Code, § 872.03) (Ord. 162-1979, passed 7-23-1979)