{"ref":"MI-HSP-GOV-03","title":"State License, Renewal, Surveys and Medicare Certification","category":"Governance","summary":"Explains the Michigan hospice license (who needs one and the use of the word \"hospice\"), how the license is posted and renewed before August 1 each year, which changes need Department approval first, how licensure surveys and complaint investigations work (including unannounced visits and the accreditation survey waiver), how the Agency answers findings, and how it keeps its Medicare certification and enrollment current.","inShort":["The Agency may only call itself a hospice and care for patients while its Michigan hospice license is current.","The license is posted at the main office. It must be renewed before August 1 every year.","State surveys and complaint visits are unannounced and can happen any time the Agency is open.","Give surveyors the records they ask for. Never change, hide or delay a record.","Tell the Administrator before any change of name, address or owner. The Department must approve it first."],"primaryCitation":"MCL 333.21411","citations":["MCL 333.21411","MCL 333.20155","MCL 333.20165","Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45111","Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45113","Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45115","Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45117","Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45121","Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45125","Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45127","Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45205","Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45207","Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45243(10)-(11)","Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45249(1)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.116","42 CFR §424.516(e)"],"surveyorAsks":["Where is your license posted?","When did you last renew, and who is responsible for the renewal?"],"forms":[{"ref":"MI-HSP-GOV-03-A","title":"License, Survey and Change Notification Calendar"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (MCL 333.21411)","5. The License","6. Renewal","7. Changes That Need Department Approval First","8. Surveys and Investigations","9. Survey Waiver for an Accredited Agency","10. Findings, Correction Notices and Enforcement","11. Medicare Certification and Federal Surveys","12. Department Data Requests","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":"mi-hospice","state":"Michigan","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}}