410 IAC 15-1.3-1 Issuance of license

Sec. 1. (a) The hospital shall file an application for licensure on a yearly basis with the division, prior to the expiration of the current license. (b) A license is not transferable or assignable and shall be issued only for the premises named in the application. (c) If multiple buildings are licensed under a single license, the licensee shall operate these buildings as a single integrated system as follows: (1) All buildings or portions of buildings under a single license shall be governed by a single governing body and under administrative control of a single administrator. (2) All hospital facilities operating under a single license shall have a single medical staff. (d) Reapplication shall be filed when a change of fifty percent (50%) or greater ownership occurs. (e) An application for license from a newly constructed hospital shall be obtained from the division and submitted after the physical plant plans have been approved under 410 IAC 15-1.5-8. Upon receipt of a design release from the state building commissioner, an application shall be submitted to the division on the form provided, along with the documents required by the application form. (f) Any full or partial replacement of the physical plant of a hospital, any addition or renovation to the physical plant of a hospital, or any acquisitions of additional buildings under the current license of an existing hospital, shall meet the provisions of 410 IAC 15-1.5-8.