OAR 333-035-0055
Licensing and Fees

(1) A person may not establish, conduct or maintain a hospice program providing hospice services, or hold itself out to the public as a hospice program, without obtaining a license from the Division.
(2) A person may apply to operate a hospice program by submitting a complete application on a form prescribed by the Division, accompanied by the fee established in ORS 443.860 (License required). An application that is incomplete or that is not accompanied by the correct fee will be returned to the person applying.
(3) In order for a license application to be considered complete, it shall include, but is not limited to:
(a) Business name;
(b) Medicare Certification Number (Medicare Provider Number)(if applicable);
(c) Primary and multiple locations (if any);
(d) Tax status;
(e) Ownership category (for example corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship);
(f) Physical and mailing addresses;
(g) Owner information;
(h) Descriptions of services;
(i) Staffing levels; and
(j) Average daily census.
(4) The Division shall conduct an initial survey prior to licensure.
(5) In lieu of an initial survey required under section (4) of this rule, the Division may accept a CMS certification or a survey conducted within the previous three years by an accrediting organization approved by the Division.
(6) A hospice program licensed in Washington, Idaho or California must be licensed in Oregon in order to provide care in Oregon within a 60 mile radius of the parent agency in the other state. A hospice program licensed in these other states shall pay the required fee and the Division:
(a) Shall conduct a licensing survey; or
(b) May accept a CMS certification or a survey conducted within the previous three years by an accrediting organization approved by the Division.
(7) The Division may waive the mileage guideline in section (6) of this rule if the parent hospice program proposes to provide hospice services to an underserved area of the state and adequately demonstrates the ability to manage and control the services.
(8) The Division shall issue a license to an applicant that has the necessary qualifications, meets all requirements established by the Division, meets the CMS Conditions of Participation for hospice programs found in 42 CFR Part 418, and has paid the fee.
(9) A license issued under this section is valid for one year and is not transferable.
(10) A licensee may apply for renewal of a license by completing a renewal application on a form prescribed by the Division and submission of the applicable fee. The Division shall renew a license if the licensee is in compliance with ORS 443.850 (Definitions for ORS 443.850 to 443.869) through 443.869 (Civil penalties), these rules, and CMS Conditions of Participation, 42 CFR Part 418.
(11) The Division may permit a hospice program providing care at multiple locations, to operate under one license for all locations, if:
(a) All locations are operating under the same Medicare Certification Number;
(b) The multiple location provides the same full range of care and services that is required by the hospice program issued the Medicare Certification Number; and
(c) The locations are located within a 60 mile radius of the parent hospice program applying for licensure.
(12) The Division may waive the mileage guideline in subsection (11)(c) of this rule if the parent hospice program proposes to provide hospice services to an underserved area of the state and adequately demonstrates the ability to manage and control the services.
(13) An applicant or licensee may be required by CMS to obtain a survey by a CMS deemed accrediting organization in addition to any survey conducted by the Division under section (4) of this rule or OAR 333-035-0075 (Surveys).

Source: Rule 333-035-0055 — Licensing and Fees, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=333-035-0055.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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