- (a) The department will inspect each hospice agency, and may inspect each subunit or branch office of a hospice agency, after the initial application as specified in AS 47.32 and 7 AAC 12.610, and subsequently as specified in AS 47.32, 7 AAC 10.9600 - 7 AAC 10.9620, and 7 AAC 12.925.
- (b) The department will announce in advance any visit conducted in the home of a hospice client. The department will conduct the visit only with the client's permission. The department will consider the client's health in determining whether to visit the client in the home. A client's refusal to permit a home visit by the department does not affect the hospice agency's licensure.
(Eff. 5/24/2007, Register 182)
Authority: AS 47.32.010, AS 47.32.050, AS 47.32.100, AS 47.32.020, AS 47.32.060, AS 47.32.110, AS 47.32.030, AS 47.32.090