Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 391 - REGULATIONS FOR THE LICENSURE OF HOSPICE › Part I - Definitions and General Information › Section 12VAC5-391-50 - License application; initial and renewal

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The OLC will provide prelicensure
				  consultation and technical assistance to any person regarding the licensure
				  process. The purpose of such consultation is to explain the regulation and to
				  review an applicant's proposed hospice program plans, forms, and other
				  documents, as they relate to the regulation. Prelicensure consultations can be
				  arranged after an initial application has been filed.
B. Licensure applications are obtained from
				  the OLC. The OLC shall consider an application complete when all requested
				  information and the appropriate fee, stated in
				  12VAC5-391-70, are submitted. If
				  the OLC finds the application incomplete, the applicant will be notified in
				  writing of the incomplete application.
An incomplete application shall become inactive six months
					 after it is received by the OLC. Applicants must reapply for licensure with a
					 completed application and application fee. An application for a license may be
					 withdrawn at any time.
C. A
				  completed application for initial licensure must be submitted at least 60 days
				  prior to the hospice program's planned opening date to allow the OLC time to
				  act on the application.
D. The
				  activities and services of each applicant or licensee of a hospice license
				  shall be subject to an inspection by the OLC to determine if the hospice
				  program is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and state law.
				  Hospice programs submitting an initial application shall receive an announced
				  inspection prior to accepting patients.
E. Licenses are renewed annually. The OLC
				  shall make renewal applications available at least 60 days prior to the
				  expiration date of the current license.
F. The hospice program shall submit the
				  completed renewal application form along with any required attachments and the
				  application fee by the date indicated in the cover letter. Providers operating
				  dedicated hospice facilities shall include a copy of the facility deficiency
				  report and plan of correction from their latest facility licensure inspection
				  when applying to renew their hospice program license.
G. It is the hospice program's responsibility
				  to complete and return the renewal application to assure timely processing.
				  Should a current license expire before a new license is issued, the current
				  license shall remain in effect provided a complete and accurate application was
				  filed on time.
H. Providers
				  operating a dedicated hospice facility shall maintain compliance with the
				  applicable licensure regulations described in
				  12VAC5-391-120. Failure to
				  maintain compliance may be taken into consideration in the OLC decision to
				  renew a hospice program license.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-162.5 of the Code of
						Virginia.