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Application Fees
Application fees are calculated as follows (Health and Safety Code section 1779.2):
- For new continuing care retirement communities (or for the sale or transfer of existing continuing care retirement communities) 1/10th of one percent of the estimated purchase price or construction costs, including purchase price of the land or prevent value of any long-term lease and including real property costs and the cost of acquiring or designing and constructing the continuing care retirement community, and all other similar costs that the provider expects to incur prior to the commencement of construction.
- For existing continuing care retirement communities proposing new phasing, remodeling or expansions, 1/10th of one percent of the cost of the addition, annexation or renovation, including the land and improvements and including real property costs and the cost of acquiring or designing and constructing the continuing care retirement community, and all other similar costs that the provider expects to incur prior to the commencement of construction.
- For existing facilities converting to continuing care retirement communities, 1/10th of one percent of the current appraised value of the facility, including the land, or present value of any long term lease.
- For organizational changes, the minimum application fee is $2,000 and will be determined by the Department.
NOTE: The following must be included in calculating application fees:
- The purchase price of the land or present value of any long-term lease
- Real property costs
- Costs of acquiring or designing and constructing the facility
- All other similar costs expected to be incurred prior to the commencement of operation
- Financing expenses
- Legal expenses
- Occupancy development costs
- Marketing costs
- Furniture and equipment>
Eighty percent of the application fee must be accompany the submission of the application. Checks should be made out to the "CONTINUING CARE PROVIDER FEE FUND". The Department will not begin processing an application unless the application fee is paid. The balance of the application fee must be paid before a provisional certificate of authority, certificate of authority or approval of a project is granted.