2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 216B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES 216B.185 Accreditation as evidence of compliance with licensing requirements -- Exemption from inspection -- Fees -- Submission of building plans -- Standards for licensure.
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216B.185 Accreditation as evidence of compliance with licensing
requirements -- Exemption from inspection -- Fees -- Submission of
building plans -- Standards for licensure.
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The Office of the Inspector General shall accept accreditation by the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or another nationally
recognized accrediting organization with comparable standards and survey
processes, that has been approved by the United States Centers on Medicare
and Medicaid Services, as evidence that a hospital demonstrates compliance
with all licensure requirements under this chapter. An annual on-site licensing
inspection of a hospital shall not be conducted if the Office of the Inspector
General receives from the hospital:
(a) A copy of the accreditation report within thirty (30) days of the initial
accreditation and all subsequent reports; or
(b) Documentation from a hospital that holds full accreditation from an
approved accrediting organization on or before July 15, 2002.
Nothing in this section shall prevent the Office of the Inspector General from
making licensing validation inspections and investigations as it deems
necessary related to any complaints. The cabinet shall promulgate the
necessary administrative regulations to implement the licensing validation
process. Any administrative regulations shall reflect the validation procedures
for accredited hospitals participating in the Medicare program.
A hospital shall pay any licensing fees required by the cabinet in order to
maintain a license.
A new hospital shall not be exempt from the on-site inspection until meeting
the requirements of subsection (1) of this section and administrative
regulations promulgated under KRS 216B.040, 216B.042, and 216B.105 for
acute, critical access, psychiatric, and rehabilitation facility requirements.
Before beginning construction for the erection of a new building, the alteration
of an existing building, or a change in facilities for a hospital, the hospital shall
submit plans to the Office of Inspector General for approval.
To the extent possible, the cabinet shall consider all national standards when
promulgating administrative regulations for hospital licensure.
Effective:July 15, 2002
History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 159, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002.
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