[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Geneva 7-3-1968
as Ch. 70 of the 1968 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall operate or maintain a private proprietary hospital,
private nursing home, private sanitarium, convalescent home, home for the
aged or for chronic patients or other private proprietary institution within
the city wherein over three human beings are or may receive medical care or
attention and/or nursing care or custodial supervision unless the person operating
such private hospital, sanitarium, nursing home, convalescent home, home for
the aged or for chronic patients or other proprietary institutions furnishing
supervision shall have procured and have in full force and effect a license
to operate such home at a specific address from the Health Department of the
city issued under the provisions of this chapter.
Application for licenses shall be made at the office of the Health Officer.
Such applications shall be in writing and shall contain such information as
the Health Officer may require and shall be verified by the applicant.
Upon receipt of such application, the Health Officer shall refer the
same to the Fire Chief and the Enforcement Officer. Inspection of the premises
where said institution is to be conducted shall be made by the Enforcement
Officer and the Fire Chief who shall certify to the Health Officer whether
the premises are safe and proper for the operation of such an institution.
The Health Officer, upon the receipt of the certificate of approval
from the Fire Chief and the Enforcement Officer, shall, if in his opinion,
the applicant is fit and qualified to operate such an institution and the
premises are satisfactory to them, and if, in his judgment, public health,
safety and welfare are not endangered by the operation of such an institution
on said premises, issue a license.
A.
All licenses shall state the location, name of licensee,
the type of the institution for which the license was issued, date of issuance,
date of expiration, fee paid and the number of rooms to be used for the purpose
so licensed and the legal number of occupants who may be accommodated therein
under such license.
B.
All licenses shall automatically expire on the 31st day
of December following the date of issuance, and applications for new licenses
shall be made in the same manner as for the original license except that the
time for filing for said license shall be during the last three months of
the original or existing license.
C.
Licenses shall not be transferable either as to person
or place.
The fee for licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall
be $10 per license per annum. If a license is issued on or after July 1 and
before December 31 in any year, the license fee for that period of time shall
be 1/2 of the fee herein provided.
The license issued by the Health Officer shall be posted in a conspicuous
place in the building to which the license applies.
The Health Officer, the Enforcement Officer, the Fire Chief or their
subordinates may enter upon any premises for which a license is sought or
for which a license has been issued at any time for the purpose of inspection
and examination.
A.
The Health Officer is hereby authorized and empowered
to make necessary rules and regulations to carry out the purpose of this chapter
to protect the public health, safety and welfare, a copy of which rules and
regulations shall be delivered to the applicant upon making application for
license. The applicant shall sign a receipt for such rules and regulations,
which receipt shall be a part of his application.
B.
A copy of any new rules or regulations made by the Health
Officer shall be mailed to each person licensed hereunder and a copy of any
special rules or regulations which are deemed necessary in individual cases
shall be delivered either personally or by registered mail.
The Health Officer may at any time after giving notice to the licensee
and an opportunity to be heard, suspend or revoke any license, if in his judgment,
public health, safety and welfare are not secure by reason of the violation
of any rule or regulation of the Health Officer, promulgated pursuant to the
terms of this chapter or for any other cause, including but not limited to
any of the terms of this chapter or of the State Multiple Residence Law. The
Health Officer shall cause notice of such hearing to be served at least five
days prior to the hearing upon the licensee personally or by registered mail.
