Licensure Applicability

Section 280.1015  Licensure Applicability a)         A hospice program may be licensed as a comprehensive hospice program or a volunteer hospice program.  Throughout this Part, standards that apply only to comprehensive or volunteer hospice providers will be noted.  The use of "hospice" or "hospice programs" applies to both comprehensive hospice programs and volunteer hospice programs. b) No person shall establish, conduct or maintain a comprehensive or volunteer hospice program without first obtaining a license from the Department. (Section 4(a) of the Act) c)         No public or private agency shall advertise or present itself to the public as a hospice program without obtaining a license from the Department. d) A hospice residence may be operated only at the locations listed on the license.  A comprehensive hospice program owning or operating a hospice residence is not subject to the provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act in owning or operating a hospice residence .  (Section 4(a) of the Act) e) Every licensed hospice program in operation on August 12, 2005 that does not meet all of the requirements for a comprehensive hospice program or volunteer hospice program as set forth in the Act shall be deemed to hold a provisional license to continue that operation on and after that date. (Section 4.5 of the Act) f) The provisional license shall remain in effect for one year after August 12, 2005 or until the Department issues a regular license under Section 4 of the Act, whichever is earlier .  (Section 4.5 of the Act)