1. (a) The license of a hospice shall not be subject to sale, assignment, or other transfer, voluntary or involuntary.

2. (b) If an entity is considering acquiring a licensed hospice, then it must submit to the Department 30 days before the effective date of the acquisition:

   1. (1) an application [See OAC 310:661-2-5];
   2. (2) a non-refundable two thousand dollars ($2,000) fee [See OAC 310:661-2-6];
   3. (3) a copy of the executed sales agreement; and
   4. (4) an additional five hundred dollars ($500) for each alternate administrative office operated by the agency, if applicable.

3. (c) The following actions will not be considered a transfer of ownership or change in control requiring this subsection to apply:

   1. (1) Change of a corporate or limited liability company licensee's name through amendments of the articles of incorporation or membership agreement.
   2. (2) Sale of stock of a corporation.
   3. (3) Sale or merger of a corporation that owns the hospice operating entity.
   4. (4) Sale of membership interest of a limited liability company.

Added at 14 Ok Reg 2106, eff 4-7-97 (emergency)

Added at 14 Ok Reg 2269, eff 6-12-97

Amended at 21 Ok Reg 1303, eff 5-27-04

Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2412, eff 6-25-06

Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2042, eff 6-25-09

Amended at 39 Ok Reg 1375, eff 9-11-22