Section 124.03. Approval by the department.

 

(1)  No hospital may operate in Wisconsin unless it is approved by the department.

(2)  To be approved by the department, a hospital shall comply with this chapter and with all other applicable state laws and local ordinances, including all state laws and local ordinances relating to fire protection and safety, reporting of communicable disease, cancer reporting and post-mortem examination, and professional staff of the hospital shall be licensed or registered, as appropriate, in accordance with applicable laws.

(3)  An application for approval shall be submitted to the department on a form prescribed by the department.

(4)  The department shall review and make a determination on a complete application for approval within 90 working days after receiving the application.

(5)  Approval by the department applies only to the owner of a hospital who may not transfer or assign the approval to anyone else. When there is a change in the ownership of the hospital, the new owner shall submit a new application to the department.

(6)  If at any time the department determines that there has been a failure to comply with a requirement of this chapter, it may withhold, suspend or revoke the certificate of approval consistent with s. 50.35 , Stats.

(7)  Every 12 months, on a schedule determined by the department, a hospital shall submit to the department an annual report in the form and containing the information that the department requires, including payment of the fee required under s. 50.135 (2) (a) , Stats. If a complete annual report is not timely filed, the department shall issue a warning to the holder of the certificate of approval. If a hospital that has not filed a timely report fails to submit a complete report to the department within 60 days after the date established under the schedule determined by the department, the department may revoke the approval of the hospital.

Cr. Register, January, 1988, No. 385 , eff. 2-1-88; cr. (7), Register, August, 2000, No. 536 , eff. 9-1-00.

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For a copy of the hospital approval application form, write Division of Quality Assurance, P.O. Box 2969, Madison, Wisconsin 53701-2969. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1