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Minimum Standards for All HCSS Agencies
Division 2 Conditions of License
§97.210 Agency Operating Hours
(a)
(b)
(c)
An agency must adopt and enforce a written policy identifying the agency's operating hours.
For the purposes of this section, the person in charge means the administrator, the designated
alternate administrator, the supervising nurse, or the alternate supervising nurse.
If an agency is closed during the agency's operating hours or between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, the person in charge must:
(1) post a notice in a visible location outside the agency that will provide information
regarding how to contact the person in charge; and
(2) leave a message on an answering machine or similar electronic mechanism that will
provide information regarding how to contact the person in charge.
§97.211 Display of License
The license must be displayed in a conspicuous place in the designated place of business. If the
information on the license is officially amended during the licensure period, a notice must be posted
beside the license to provide public notice of the change.
§97.212 License Alteration Prohibited
A license may not be altered.
§97.213 Agency Relocation
(a)
(b)
An agency must not transfer a license from one location to another without prior notification to
DADS. If an agency is considering relocation, the agency must notify DADS 30 days before to
the intended relocation. DADS provides written notification to the agency amending the license to
reflect the new location.
If a branch office or an alternate delivery site affiliates with a different parent agency, the branch
office or alternate delivery site must submit an initial application for the branch office or alternate
delivery site in accordance with §97.27 of this chapter (relating to Application and Issuance of a
Branch Office License) and §97.29 of this chapter (relating to Application and Issuance of an
Alternate Delivery Site License) as appropriate, and be approved for the initial license.
§97.214 Notification Procedures for a Change in Telephone Number and Agency
Operating Hours
(a)
(b)
An agency must notify DADS within five days after a change in the agency's telephone number.
An agency must notify DADS within five days after a change in the agency's operating hours.
§97.215 Notification Procedures for an Agency Name Change
(a)
If an agency changes its name (legal entity or doing business as), but does not undergo a change
of ownership as defined in §97.23(b) of this chapter (relating to Change of Ownership), the
agency must provide to DADS:
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