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Application and Issuance of a License
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(f)
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(h)
DADS does not require an agency to be licensed in more than one category if the category for
which the agency is licensed covers the services the agency provides.
An applicant must complete and furnish all documents and information that DADS requests in
accordance with instructions provided with the application packet. All submitted documents must
be notarized copies or originals.
Upon receipt of an application packet and license fee, DADS reviews the material to determine
whether it is complete and correct. A complete and correct application packet includes all
documents and information that DADS requests as part of the application process. If DADS
receives a partial fee, the application packet and monies are returned to the applicant.
(1) DADS processes the application packet in accordance with time frames established in
§97.31 of this chapter (relating to Time Frames for Processing and Issuing a License).
(2) If an applicant decides not to continue the application process for an initial license after
submitting the application packet and license fee, the applicant must submit to DADS a
written request to withdraw the application. DADS does not refund the license fee.
(3) If an applicant receives a notice from DADS that some or all of the information required
by this section is missing or incomplete, the applicant must submit the required
information no later than 30 days after the date of the notice. If an applicant fails to submit
the required information within 30 days after the notice date, DADS considers the
application packet incomplete and denies the application. If DADS denies the application,
DADS does not refund the license fee.
An applicant who has requested the category of licensed and certified home health services on the
initial license application must also make an application for certification by CMS as a Medicarecertified
agency under the Social Security Act, Title XVIII.
(1) Pending approval by CMS, the applicant:
(A) receives an initial license reflecting the category of licensed home health services if
the applicant meets the criteria for a license; and
(B) complies with the Medicare conditions of participation for home health agencies in
42 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 484, as if the applicant were dually certified.
(2) If CMS certifies an agency to participate in the Medicare program during the initial license
period, DADS sends a notice to the agency that the category of licensed and certified home
health services has been added to the license. If the agency wants to delete the licensed
home health services category once the category of licensed and certified home health
services has been added, the agency must submit a written request for deletion of that
category.
(3) If CMS denies certification to an applicant or if the applicant withdraws the application for
participation in the Medicare program, the agency may retain the category of licensed
home health services.
§97.15 Issuance of an Initial License
(a)
DADS issues an initial license when DADS determines:
(1) the application packet and license fee are complete and correct; and
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