No person shall conduct or maintain a nursing home or convalescent home without first having obtained a license therefor from the Division of Health covering all the premises intended to be so used.
[Amended 12-11-1984 by Ord. No. 1954; 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 2375]
The license fee for conducting a nursing or convalescent home shall be as set forth in Chapter 145, Fees. The fee is intended to be an annual fee but, when paid, shall cover only the balance of the calendar year during which the same is so paid or payable.
No nursing or convalescent home shall be run in conjunction with a maternity home or boarding home for children.
In addition, the same regulations shall apply to the conduct and maintenance of a nursing and/or convalescent home and the premises and buildings used in connection therewith as are provided in Article III regarding the conduct and maintenance of boarding homes for children and Article VII, regarding maternity homes.