N.D. Cent. Code ch. 23-17.7

N.D. Cent. Code ch. 23-17.7
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N.D. Cent. Code § 23-17.7-01 Definitions

23-17.7-01. Definitions As used in this section, unless the context and subject matter otherwise require: 1. "Department" means the department of health and human services. 2. "Hospice patient" has the same meaning as provided under section 23-17.4-01. 3. "Hospice program" has the same meaning as provided under section 23-17.4-01. 4. "Hospice services" has the same meaning as provided under section 23-17.4-01. 5. "Residential end-of-life facility" means a freestanding facility that provides twenty-four hour residential and support services in a home-like setting for no more than twelve hospice patients receiving hospice services from a third-party hospice program.

N.D. Cent. Code § 23-17.7-02 License required

23-17.7-02. License required A person may not conduct, maintain, or operate a residential end-of-life facility in this state without a license issued by the department under this chapter. A licensed residential end-of-life facility is not a hospital, skilled nursing home, intermediate care facility, nursing facility, assisted living facility, home health agency, or hospice program.

N.D. Cent. Code § 23-17.7-03 License issuance and renewal - Evaluation and inspection - Rules

23-17.7-03. License issuance and renewal - Evaluation and inspection - Rules 1. Upon receipt of an initial or renewal license application on forms established by the department, the department or the department's authorized representative shall evaluate and inspect the residential end-of-life facility. The department shall issue or renew a license for an applicant that submits a complete application, submits the appropriate fee, and meets the minimum requirements of this chapter. 2. In consultation with stakeholders, the department shall adopt rules: a. For the application, issuance, and renewal of a license under this chapter; b. Establishing minimum standards for licensure of a residential end-of-life facility; and c. Establishing the fee for issuance of a license and renewal of a license of a residential end-of-life facility.

N.D. Cent. Code § 23-17.7-04 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license

23-17.7-04. Denial, suspension, or revocation of license The department may deny, suspend, or revoke the license of a residential end-of-life facility for noncompliance with this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter in accordance with the administrative hearings provisions of chapter 28-32.
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