Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A licensee that seeks to offer a
satellite operation shall submit a program narrative and one set of
construction documents that outline the following:
(a) street address of the remote
facility;
(b) capacity of the
remote facility;
(c) license
category of the parent facility;
(d) service authorized under the parent
facility license that will be provided at the remote facility;
(e) ancillary administrative and support
services to be provided at the remote facility; and
(f) international building code occupancy
classification of the remote facility physical structure.
(2) Upon receipt of the satellite service
program narrative and construction drawings, the department shall determine the
applicable licensing requirements including the need for licensing the
service.
(3) The licensee shall
prove the following through the narrative and construction documents for
department verification:
(a) there is only a
single health care treatment service provided at the remote site and that it
falls within the scope of the parent facility license;
(b) the remote facility physical structure is
compliant with all construction codes appropriate for the service provided;
and
(c) any necessary
administrative and support services for the specified treatment service are
available, on a continuous basis during the hours of operation, to ensure the
health, safety, and welfare of the clients.
(3)
(a) The
department shall issue a separate license to a satellite service center of a
licensed parent facility if it qualifies as a single satellite service
treatment center.
(b) The satellite
service licensee shall comply with this rule and Rule R380-600.
(4) A parent facility that seeks
to offer more than one health care service at the same remote site shall
either:
(a) obtain a satellite service license
for each service offered; or
(b)
obtain a license for the remote complex as a freestanding health care
facility.
(5) A licensed
hospital is limited to one emergency department satellite location.
(6) If a healthcare corporation owns and
operates more than one hospital in the state, it:
(a) may have up to two emergency department
satellite locations associated with a licensed hospital; and
(b) the health care corporation's total
number of emergency department satellite locations may not exceed the total
number of licensed hospitals it owns and operates in the state.
