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MHHS Minimum Housing and Health Standards

MHHS · Continuing Care Act

Part 4 — Compliance and Enforcement

25 Stop order

Current to 2025-12-18 · Official PDF

(1) In a stop order, the director may require a continuing care
home operator, supportive living accommodation operator or home

and community care provider to do one or more of the following,
either permanently or for the period specified in the stop order:
(a) cease any contravention as specified in the stop order;
(b) cease any activity as specified in the stop order;
(c) cease operating the continui ng care home or supportive
living accommodation as specified in the stop order;
(d) cease providing a type or cl ass of home and community care
as specified in the stop order.
(2) A stop order must contain the director's reasons for issuing the
stop order.
(3) Within 48 hours after issuing a stop order, the director shall
serve the following on the continuing care home operator,
supportive living accommodation operator or home and community
care operator to which the stop order is directed:
(a) the stop order;
(b) a notice that the continuing care home operator, supportive
living accommodation operator or home and community
care provider has the right to appeal the stop order under
section 35.
(4) A continuing care home operator or supportive living
accommodation operator that is served with a stop order shall post
the stop order in a prominent place in the continuing care home or
supportive living accommodation to which it relates.