(a) To qualify for a license under this chapter, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following: (1) Be of good moral character. If the applicant is a franchise, franchisee, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, company, political subdivision of the state, or governmental agency, the person in charge of the hospice for which the application for a license is made shall be of good moral character. (2) Demonstrate the ability of the applicant to comply with this chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter by the department. (3) File a completed application with the department that was prescribed and furnished pursuant to Section 1748. (4) The information required pursuant to this section shall be provided to the Licensing and Certification Program upon initial application for licensure. Unless otherwise specified, any change in the information that requires the licensee to submit a report of change or written notification to the Licensing and Certification Program shall be provided within 10 business days of the change along with any applicable fee according to subdivision (b) of Section 1266. (b) (1) A hospice agency shall have an administrator, administrator designee, director of patient care services, director of patient care services designee, and medical director or contracted medical director, and shall submit to the department all of the following information for each individual on an initial application: (A) An HS 215A form or its successor form. (B) A résumé. (C) A list of all hospice agencies the individual is currently serving as an administrator, administrator designee, director of patient care services, director of patient care services designee, or medical director or contracted medical director. (2) In addition to the information required pursuant to paragraph (1), a hospice agency shall submit to the department information on whether its medical director, or contracted medical director, is certified as a hospice medical director according to the requirements established by the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board, or certified in hospice and palliative medicine according to the requirements established by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties, or by the American Osteopathic Association, or an equivalent organization as determined by the department. (3) A hospice agency shall notify the department of any change in the administrator, administrator designee, director of patient care services, director of patient care services designee, or medical director or contracted medical director by submitting the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) within 10 business days of the change. (4) All hospice agencies shall report to the department the name of the agencyâs administrator, administrator designee, director of patient care services, director of patient care services designee, and medical director or contracted medical director by submitting the information required by paragraphs (1) and (2), no later than March 31, 2023. (c) (1) The department shall verify the status of professional licensure for hospice agency management personnel. (2) The department may also verify the following: (A) Association of hospice agency management personnel listed on the licensing application with the hospice agency. (B) Work history of hospice agency management personnel. (3) For purposes of this subdivision, verification may include contacting the hospice agency personnel or previous employers by telephone. (d) In order for a person, political subdivision of the state, or other governmental agency to be licensed as a hospice agency, it shall satisfy the definition of a hospice contained in Section 1746, and also provide, or make provision for, the following basic services: (1) Skilled nursing services. (2) Social services/counseling services. (3) Medical direction. (4) Bereavement services. (5) Volunteer services. (6) Inpatient care
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