Section 48

Section 48 Nursing Facility Assessment 1

Subsection (a) of section 63 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of "Assessment" the following definition:-

"Licensee", any natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, estate or other legal entity holding a license to operate a nursing home; provided, however, that in the case of a licensee that is not a natural person, "licensee" shall also mean: (i) any shareholder owning not less than 5 per cent, any officer and any director of any corporate licensee; (ii) any limited partner owning not less than 5 per cent and any general partner of a partnership licensee; (iii) any trustee of any trust licensee; (iv) any sole proprietor of any licensee that is a sole proprietorship; or (v) any mortgagee in possession and any executor or administrator of any licensee that is an estate.