Skip to content

Hospice License, Certificate of Need and Medicare Certification

Explains when a hospice license is required, how the license is renewed, posted and kept current, the certificate of need, the written notices the Agency must send the Division (ownership or name change at least 30 days before, director vacancy within five working days, service area expansion 30 days ahead), provisional licenses and revocation, and how Medicare certification and NC Medicaid enrollment are kept current.

Preview: full text with a package
About this policy
Policy number
NC-HSP-GOV-03
Version
1.0
Main rule
G.S. 131E-203
Library
North Carolina hospice · 60 policies
Category
Governance
Sections
20

In short

  • Only a licensed hospice may offer or advertise hospice care in North Carolina. Our license number is 000000.
  • The license is posted where the public can see it, with our name on a sign at the public entrance.
  • A change of owner or name needs written notice to the Division at least 30 days before.
  • Keep your own license or Nurse Aide Registry listing current. You cannot work if it lapses.
  • Only the Administrator speaks for the Agency to the Division about the license.

What's inside

20 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

Full text with a package
  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (G.S. 131E-203)
  • 5. The License
  • 6. Certificate of Need
  • 7. Exemptions and Emergencies
  • 8. Written Notices to the Division
  • 9. Provisional License, Revocation and Appeal
  • 10. Staff Licensure
  • 11. Home Care License
  • 12. Medicare Certification and NC Medicaid Enrollment
  • 13. Responsibilities
  • 14. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 15. Staff Training
  • 16. References
  • 17. Related Policies and Forms
  • 18. Approval
  • 19. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Where is your license posted, and is there a sign with your agency name at the public entrance?
  • Have you had a change of ownership or name since your last survey? Show me the 30-day notice.

See Cura Core with your agency's name on it.

Choose your state and type of agency, buy your Policy Pack online and get your sign-in by email. Already a customer? Sign in to your portal.

Get startedSign in