5:19-9.6 Applicability
(a) These rules shall be applicable as follows:
1. A provider who is offering but not providing continuing care on March 2, 1987 may be given a reasonable time, not to exceed one year from the date of promulgation of these rules, within which to comply with the requirements of the Act and obtain a certificate of authority.
2. A facility which has not entered into any agreements for continuing care pursuant to the Act since 1965, is not subject to the provisions of the Act; but this exclusion shall not apply if that facility enters into one or more agreements for continuing care on or after March 2, 1987.
3. A facility which has fewer than 50 residents who are under continuing care agreements on the date of enactment of the Act is not subject to the provisions of the Act; but this exclusion shall not apply if that facility increases the number of its residents under continuing care agreements to 50 or more, after the date of enactment of the Act.
4. A provider who is offering continuing care on the effective date of the Act shall be given a reasonable time, not to exceed one year from the date of promulgation of this chapter, within which to comply with the requirements of the Act and obtain a Certificate of Authority.