Current through August 30, 2024
(a) Unless the department issues a waiver
under 7 AAC 12.310(e),
an individual or entity must obtain a license from the department under
7 AAC 12.610 and this section if the individual or
entity seeks to
(1) conduct, maintain, or
operate a hospice agency;
(2)
participate in conducting, maintaining, or operating a hospice agency;
or
(3) represent that the
individual or entity will provide hospice services.
(b) A hospice agency may have more than one
office that is either a branch office or a subunit of the parent agency. Each
parent agency and each branch office or subunit must be assigned a distinctive
name. For purposes of this section,
(1) a
branch office is located in the same service area as the parent agency and
shares administration, supervision, and service with the parent agency on a
daily basis; a branch office is not required to be separately licensed under
this chapter; and
(2) a subunit is
located outside the service area where the parent agency is located, and does
not share administration, supervision, and services with the parent agency on a
daily basis; a subunit must be separately licensed under this
chapter.
(c) The
completed application submitted to the department must contain
(1) the applicant's name and
address;
(2) the location of the
hospice agency and each of its subunits and branch offices;
(3) identification of each person
administratively responsible for the hospice program, including each person's
name, address, telephone number, and affiliation, if any, with a licensed home
health agency, hospital, or other health care facility;
(4) identification of the proposed service
area;
(5) a list of hospice
services directly provided by the hospice agency;
(6) a list of any hospice services to be
provided through a contractual agreement, including each provider's name,
address, and telephone number; and
(7) any additional information specified by
the department as necessary to determine that the applicant is a hospice
agency.
(d) The
department will grant, deny, suspend, or revoke a license in accordance with AS
47.32 and this chapter.
Authority:AS
47.32.010
AS 47.32.020
AS
47.32.030
