26-21-7. Exempt facilities. This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a dispensary or first aid facility maintained by any commercial or industrial plant, educational institution, or convent;
(2) a health care facility owned or operated by an agency of the United States;
(3) the office of a physician or dentist whether it is an individual or group practice;
(4) a health care facility established or operated by any recognized church ordenomination for the practice of religious tenets administered by mental or spiritual meanswithout the use of drugs, whether gratuitously or for compensation, if it complies with statutesand rules on environmental protection and life safety;
(5) any health care facility owned or operated by the Department of Corrections, createdin Section
64-13-2; and
(6) a residential facility providing 24-hour care:
(a) that does not employ direct care staff;
(b) in which the residents of the facility contract with a licensed hospice agency toreceive end-of-life medical care; and
(c) that meets other requirements for an exemption as designated by administrative rule.
Amended by Chapter 141, 2004 General Session