### Question
What does assisted living facility mean?


### Answer
**Assisted living facility** has the following meaning in *12 U.S.C. § 1715w*:

> a public facility, proprietary facility, or facility of a private nonprofit corporation that—


(A) is licensed and regulated by the State (or if there is no State law providing for such licensing and regulation by the State, by the municipality or other political subdivision in which the facility is located)

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 1715w*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 13-NATIONAL HOUSING > SUBCHAPTER II-MORTGAGE INSURANCE**

