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: Texas Administrative Code(f) If an agency provides licensed-only hospice services, DADS approves or denies the application for analternate delivery site after considering the designated survey office's recommendation. If DADS deniesthe application, DADS sends the agency a written notice:(1) informing the agency of its decision; and(2) providing the agency with an opportunity to appeal its decision through a formal hearing process asdescribed in §97.601 of this chapter (relating to Enforcement Actions).(g) CMS approves or denies the alternate delivery site if an agency is licensed to provide licensed andcertified hospice services.(h) An alternate delivery site license expires on the same expiration date as the parent agency's license,and the agency may renew it with the parent agency's license.(i) DADS mails an alternate delivery site license to the parent agency. The alternate delivery site mustpost the license in a conspicuous place on the licensed alternate delivery site premises.(j) An alternate delivery site must comply with §97.403 of this chapter (relating to Standards Specific toAgencies Licensed to Provide Hospice Services) and §97.322 of this chapter (relating to Standards forAlternate Delivery Sites).(k) The designated survey office conducts a survey after issuance of the license to verify compliancewith §97.403 and §97.322 of this chapter.(l) The designated survey office may recommend that a licensed alternate delivery site seek a license as aparent agency, under but not exclusive of the following conditions:(1) the alternate delivery site is the hospice's principal place of business as defined in §97.2 of thischapter (relating to Definitions); or(2) the alternate delivery site is located outside the geographical area served by the parent agency.Source Note: The provisions of this §97.29 adopted to be effective June 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1455Next PagePrevious Pagehttp://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.TacPag...oc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=40&pt=1&ch=97&rl=29 (2 of 3)6/1/2006 12:41:10 AM