Section 481.53.2. License.

Application for an initial or renewal license may be obtained from the Department of Inspections and Appeals, Division of Health Facilities, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319.

       53.2(1) Prior to the issuance of a license each hospice must meet all the requirements set forth in this chapter.

       53.2(2) The applicant shall submit a nonrefundable biennial license fee of $500. If a license lapses for failure to make timely application for renewal, an additional 25 percent is required.

       53.2(3) Each hospice seeking licensure is surveyed before the initial license is issued and biennially before a license is renewed.

       53.2(4) Home care provider and inpatient facilities used by the hospice shall be inspected by the department to determine whether hospice regulations are met.

       53.2(5) Hospices certified as Medicare providers by the department or accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Organizations will be licensed without inspection.

       53.2(6) The department may not prohibit any entity from establishing or maintaining a hospice without a license.

       53.2(7) The department may deny, suspend or revoke a license if the department finds that a hospice does not comply with these rules.

       53.2(8) A license is issued only for the premises, person, hospital or facility named on the application. The license may not be transferred or assigned to another person or entity.

       53.2(9) A license expires two years after the date issued unless it is suspended or revoked before that date.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 135J.2 and 135J.4 to 135J.6.