216B.185 Accreditation as evidence of compliance with licensing requirements --
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Exemption from inspection -- Fees -- Submission of building plans -- Standards
for licensure.
(1)The Office of the Inspector General shall accept accreditation by the Joint
Commission 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.
(2)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.
(3)A hospital shall pay any licensing fees required by the cabinet in order to maintain a
license.
(4)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.
(5)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.
(6)To the extent possible, the cabinet shall consider all national standards when
promulgating administrative regulations for hospital licensure.