32.1-162.3 - License required for hospice programs; notice of denial of license; renewal thereof.
§ 32.1-162.3. License required for hospice programs; notice of denial oflicense; renewal thereof.
A. No person shall establish or operate a hospice or a hospice facilitywithout a license issued pursuant to this article unless he is exempt fromlicensure pursuant to § 32.1-162.2.
B. The Commissioner shall issue or renew a license to establish or operate ahospice or a hospice facility upon application therefor on a form andaccompanied by a fee prescribed by the Board if the Commissioner finds thatthe hospice or hospice facility is in compliance with the provisions of thisarticle and regulations of the Board. The Commissioner shall notify bycertified mail any applicant denied a license of the reasons for such denial.
C. Every such license shall expire at midnight December 31 of the yearissued, or as otherwise specified by the Board, and shall be required to berenewed annually.
D. The activities and services of each applicant for issuance or renewal of ahospice license shall be subject to an inspection and examination by theCommissioner to determine if the hospice is in compliance with the provisionsof this article and regulations of the Board.
E. No license issued pursuant to this article may be transferred or assigned.
(1981, c. 346; 2003, c. 526; 2007, c. 397; 2010, c. 790.)