Transfer of Home Health Agency County

Transfer of Home Health Agency County. The Department is authorized to issue an approval to an existing home health agency for the transfer of a county from that agency to another existing home health agency, and to charge a fee not to exceed one-half of the authorized fee assessed for the original agency application. The fee shall be calculated as 0.25 of 1% of the capital expenditure stated in the notice of transfer. The fee shall not exceed Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500.00) and shall not be less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00). The Transfer of Home Health Agency County form must be filed with the Department thirty (30) calendar days before the transition. During that thirty-day period, the matter shall be presented to the State Health Officer for a final decision. If the Department denies the request, it shall notify the Applicant and follow the same procedures applicable to denial of an extension request.