{"ref":"GA-HSP-GOV-04","title":"Licensure, Inspections, Plans of Correction and Reporting Changes","category":"Governance","summary":"Explains how the Agency keeps its Georgia hospice license valid: what changes need a new application at least 30 days in advance, how the license is displayed, how Department inspections and plans of correction are handled, annual licensure fees, waivers and variances, certificate of need status, and Medicare enrollment changes.","inShort":["Our Georgia hospice license must be displayed in the office and must match what we do today.","Changes of name, location, owner, services or added locations need a new application at least 30 days before.","Only call a service \"hospice\" if we are licensed to provide it.","Give surveyors full access to records, staff and patients, and call the Administrator.","A plan of correction is due within 10 days of receiving an inspection report."],"primaryCitation":"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.04","citations":["O.C.G.A. §31-7-170 et seq.","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.04","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.05","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.10(1)(p)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.25","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.26","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-25-.03","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-25-.06","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-2-2-.01"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §424.516(e)","42 CFR §418.116(a)","42 CFR §420.206"],"surveyorAsks":["Where is your license displayed, and does it match your name, address, counties and services today?","Have you changed your name, location, ownership or scope of services? When did you file the new application?"],"forms":[{"ref":"GA-HSP-GOV-04-A","title":"Licensure Change and Inspection Log"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.04; Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.05)","5. The License","6. Changes That Need a New Application","7. Licensure Activity Fees","8. Inspections and Investigations","9. Plans of Correction","10. Waivers, Variances and Enforcement","11. Certificate of Need","12. Medicare Enrollment Changes","13. Responsibilities","14. Records and Compliance Monitoring","15. Staff Training","16. References","17. Related Policies and Forms","18. Approval","19. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ga-hospice","state":"Georgia","service":"Hospice","guides":[{"path":"/guides/hospice-policies/","h1":"What policies are required for hospice?"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Hospice Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}