Wis. Stats, states that a home health agency license is valid until suspended or revoked. Every twelve months, on a schedule determined by the Department, a licensed agency is required to submit an annual report, including payment of its annual licensing fee, to the Department. In April 1998, the Bureau of Quality Assurance implemented statewide annual reporting and collection of licensure fees for home health agencies. This report is similar to the report used in the former renewal process. Minor changes were made to the report to reflect current statutes, but the information and data requested should be familiar to most agencies.
Plans are underway to design a new report for implementation next year.
Following a review of the annual report and verification of appropriate fee payments, the Bureau will issue each home health agency a nonexpiring license. This license will remain in effect unless suspended, revoked, amended, or a change of ownership occurs. The agency should replace its existing license with this new license and have it openly displayed within the agency. Every 12 months, on a schedule determined by the Department, each hospice will be required to submit an annual report along with its annual licensing fee. Failure of a hospice to return the annual report and fee may subject the hospice to license revocation.