Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-34-147

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 28-34-147 - Licensing procedure; renewals

(a)

(1) No earlier than 90 days before but not later than 30 days before the renewal date, each licensee wishing to renew a license shall submit an application to renew the license to the licensing agency on a form provided by the licensing agency.

(2) The licensing agency shall approve the application for renewal after the licensing agency has verified that the licensee is in compliance with the requirements specified in K.A.R. 28-34-146 through 28-34-152.

(3) A license previously issued shall be renewed after the licensee has fled an annual report. The annual report shall be fled not later than 60 days after the beginning of each calendar year. The annual report shall include information regarding the following:

(A) Administration and ownership;

(B) classification;

(C) special care services;

(D) outpatient and emergency room services; and

(E) staff personnel.

(b) New construction, alterations, or renovations that provide space for patient services or patient room shall not be used until authorization has been received from the licensing agency. The licensing agency may give authorization orally or by telephone and shall provide the rural emergency hospital with written confirmation of the authorization.

(c) If the rural emergency hospital is found to be non-compliant with the requirements specified in K.A.R. 28-34-146 through 28-34-152, the licensing agency shall notify the licensee, in writing, of each violation and require that a plan of correction be submitted before a license is issued or renewed. The plan of correction shall state specifically what corrective action shall be taken and the date on which the plan of correction shall be accomplished.

(d) If during the term of the current license the rural emergency hospital is surveyed by an accrediting organization approved by the centers for medicare and medicaid services, the licensee shall submit the survey report to the licensing agency. As a result of the accrediting survey, any licensee may be subject to an additional licensing survey at the secretary's discretion.

(e) The licensing agency shall verify compliance of the rural emergency hospital with the requirements specified in K.A.R. 28-34-146 through 28-34-152 in at least one of the following ways:

(1) A statement of the administrator or an authorized staff member; or

(2) on-site observations by licensing agency surveyors.

(f) If a licensed general hospital or critical access hospital applies for and receives licensure as a rural emergency hospital and elects to operate as a rural emergency hospital, the rural emergency hospital shall retain its original state license as a general hospital or critical access hospital. The original state license of the rural emergency hospital shall remain inactive and the reporting requirements of the general hospital or critical access hospital shall be waived while the rural emergency hospital license is in effect.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-34-147

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-487; effective, T-28-9-29-23, Sept. 29, 2023; adopted by Kansas Register Volume 42, No. 49; effective 12/22/2023.