048-25 Wyo. Code R. §§ 25-4 - Licensing

(a) A freestanding emergency center may not operate in Wyoming unless the center is licensed by the State Survey Agency under this Chapter.

(b) A center shall display its current license in a public area within the center.

(c) The State Survey Agency may issue a center a provisional license according to the following conditions:

(i) A provisional license provides a center with temporary authorization to operate while the center pursues compliance with these Rules. A provisional license is effective for no more than three (3) months. The State Survey Agency may extend the term of a provisional license for additional three (3) month periods, as deemed necessary by the State Survey Agency.

(ii) To apply for a provisional license, a center shall submit the following to the State Survey Agency:

(A) A complete and accurate application form, available from the State Survey Agency upon request or at http://health.wyo.gov/aging/hls;

(B) A complete and accurate Freestanding Emergency Center Required Licensure Documentation Checklist, available from the State Survey Agency upon request or at http://health.wyo.gov/aging/hls; and

(C) The required licensure fee, in the form of a check or money order made payable to "Treasurer, State of Wyoming," as identified in Rules, Department of Health, Health Quality, Chapter 1 (1998).

(iii) Upon receipt and review of the required application, checklist, and fee, the State Survey Agency may issue the center a provisional license if the State Survey Agency finds the center has demonstrated a good faith effort to comply with these Rules. The State Survey Agency may also issue a provisional license to a center as the State Survey Agency deems necessary to allow the center to become compliant with these Rules.

(d) After the State Survey Agency completes a survey under Section 5(b)(i) of this Chapter, the State Survey Agency may issue a license to a provisionally-licensed center if the State Survey Agency determines the center has submitted an acceptable plan of correction or corrected any deficiencies cited by the State Survey Agency.

(e) The State Survey Agency may renew a license according to the following conditions:

(i) To apply for licensure renewal, a center shall submit the following to the State Survey Agency:

(A) A complete and accurate application form, available from the State Survey Agency upon request or at http://health.wyo.gov/aging/hls; and

(B) The required licensure fee, in the form of a check or money order made payable to "Treasurer, State of Wyoming," identified in Rules, Department of Health, Health Quality, Chapter 1 (1998).

(ii) Upon receipt of the required application and fee, the State Survey Agency may renew the center's license if the State Survey Agency finds the center has demonstrated good faith effort to comply with the regulatory requirements.

(f) A center may not transfer a license, even if the center changes ownership.

(i) If a center undergoes a change of ownership, the center shall:

(A) Provide written notice no later than sixty (60) calendar days prior to the effective date of the change of ownership to the State Survey Agency that outlines the specific details of the change, parties involved, and proposed effective date;

(B) Within twenty-four (24) hours of the effective change of ownership date, submit a copy of the signed bill of sale and any lease agreements that reflects the effective date of the sale or lease; and

(C) Obtain a new license according to this Section before the center may continue operations.

(ii) A change of ownership occurs when there is a change in the legal entity responsible for the operation of the center, whether by lease or by ownership.

(g) If a center changes the center's name or address, the center shall submit the appropriate form and fee established by the State Survey Agency no later than sixty (60) days before the change in center name or address is effective.

(h) If a center voluntarily terminates operations, the center shall notify the State Survey Agency in writing within sixty (60) days before the voluntary termination of operations.

(i) A center voluntarily terminating operations shall provide for the continued storage of medical, financial, and personnel records for a period of six (6) years.

(ii) The notice provided to the State Survey Agency must include the name, address, email, and other contact information of the custodian of the center's medical, financial, and personnel records.

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048-25 Wyo. Code R. §§ 25-4

Adopted, Eff. 6/27/2019.