IC 16-25-5-2.5: Rules; establishing guidelines

Sec. 2.5. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2:

(1) to implement the licensure requirements in this article; and

(2) that require the state department to conduct a survey of a hospice program licensed or approved under IC 16-25-3 at least once every one (1) to three (3) years.

(b) In establishing the rules required under subsection (a), the state department shall consider the following:

(1) A change in ownership of a hospice program.

(2) A change in management of a hospice program.

(3) A finding that a hospice program violated a federal condition of participation for hospice licensure.