Chapter 65: Public Health

Article 51: Home Health Agencies

Statute 65-5103: Application for license; annual fee. (a) Persons desiring to receive a license to operate a home health agency shall file a written application with the secretary on a form prescribed by the secretary.

      (b)   The application shall be accompanied by a license fee fixed by rules and regulations of the secretary which establish a sliding scale for such fee based upon the actual or estimated number of home health visits to be performed by a home health agency during a calendar year. The initial license fee may be greater than subsequent annual fees as established by the secretary by rules and regulations.

      History:   L. 1984, ch. 335, § 3; L. 1992, ch. 71, § 1; July 1.