Hospitals accredited by nationally recognized accrediting agencies

1. A hospital may request that the department consider it in compliance with this chapter if it is in compliance with the standards of a nationally recognized accrediting agency. 2. Hospitals requesting to be licensed through an accrediting agency shall initially submit to the department a copy of the entire accrediting agency survey report. Subsequent accreditation survey or revisit documentation must be submitted prior to licensure renewal. If an accreditation survey or revisit has not occurred since the prior licensure renewal, the hospital shall include notice of prior submission of required accreditation information at the time of annual licensure renewal. 3. Hospitals requesting licensure in accordance with national accreditation status shall comply with all requirements of this section. Licensure requirements not covered by the standard survey of an accrediting agency may be monitored by the department. 4. Hospitals that receive a denial of accreditation from the accrediting agency are subject to an onsite survey by the department to determine compliance with the licensure requirements. 5. For hospitals that choose not to apply for a license through the accrediting procedure even though qualified to do so under this section, an onsite survey will be conducted by the department to determine compliance with the licensure requirements. 6. For those portions of the accrediting agency survey report which the department accepts, the hospital will be considered to be in compliance with the corresponding licensure requirements.