HFRD Laws & Regulations
The Legal Services unit of the Healthcare Facility Regulation Division (HFRD) exists to support the priorities of the Department by providing guidance and legal expertise to members of the Division, the Department, and other stakeholders. The HFRD Legal Services unit is also responsible for fulfilling open records requests related to facilities licensed by HFRD. Additionally, the Legal Services unit processes several types of hearing requests, including requests from providers and facilities contesting an adverse action from the Department, requests for patients and representatives contesting a discharge from a long-term care facility, and requests from certified nurse aides contesting an entry of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation in the nurse aide registry. The contact information for the HFRD Legal Services unit is included below.
To request a hearing contesting an adverse action of the Department: [email protected]
To request a long-term care discharge appeal: [email protected]
To request Open Records from HFRD: [email protected]
The HFRD Legal Services Unit process hearing requests for adverse actions resulting from citations and sanctions related to rule violations for the following licensed facility and provider types:
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Adult
Day Centers, Chapter 111-8-1 -- Posted 01/29/15 -
Ambulatory
Surgical Centers, Chapter 111-8-4 - Posted 03/13/13 -
Anatomical
Gifts, Chapter 111-8-5 - Posted 03/13/13 -
Assisted
Living Communities (25 or more residents), Chapter 111-8-63 - Updated 11/22/21 -
Birth
Centers, Chapter 111-8-7 - Posted 10/29/20 - Birthing Centers
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Blood
Labeling, Chapter 111-8-9 - Posted 03/13/13 - Community Living Arrangements - Updated 02/16/16
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Criminal
Background Checks - Posted 8/21/19 -
Disaster
Preparedness Plans, Chapter 111-8-16 - Updated 6/6/18 -
Disaster
Preparedness Plans, Chapter 111-8-16 - Posted 11/12/20 -
Drug
Abuse Treatment and Education Programs, Chapter 111-8-19 - Posted 10/29/13 -
End
Stage Renal Disease Facilities, Chapter 111-8-22 - Posted 5/7/17 -
Enforcement
of General Licensing and Enforcement Requirements; Chapter 111-8-25 - Updated 02/14/22 -
Eye
Banks, Chapter 111-8-28 - Updated 04/19/13 - Health Maintenance Organizations
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Health
Maintenance Organizations, Chapter 111-8-29 - Posted 10/29/20 -
Home
Health Agencies, Chapter 111-8-31 - Updated 04/19/13 -
Hospices
- Updated 03/19/20 -
Hospitals,
Chapter 111-8-40 - Updated 05/19/14 -
Hospital
Transparency, Chapter 111-8-42 - Posted 1/13/20 -
Intermediate
Care Homes - Updated 02/28/17 -
Laser
Radiation, Chapter 111-8-91 - Posted 10/29/20 -
Licensure
Clinical Laboratories, Chapter 111-8-10 - Posted 03/13/13 -
Laboratory
Rule Update - NEW - Posted 07/01/21 -
Long-Term
Care Facilities: Residents’ Bill of Rights, Chapter 111-8-50 - Updated 04/19/13 -
Narcotic
Treatment Programs, Chapter 111-8-53 - Updated 04/03/18 -
Nursing
Homes, Chapter 111-8-56 - Updated 02/14/22 -
PCG
Signature Page (Non-Medication HMAs) and Instructions Final - Posted 03/08/23 -
PCG
Skills Competency Checklist for Insulin Pens and Instructions Pens Final - Posted 03/08/23 -
Personal
Care Homes, Chapter 111-8-62 - Updated 11/17/21 -
Plan
of Care for HMAs and Addendum with Instructions - Posted 09/19/19 -
Private
Home Care Providers, Chapter 111-8-65 - Updated 04/19/13 -
Proxy
Care Informed Consent - Posted 03/08/23 -
Proxy
Caregivers Used in Licensed Healthcare Facilities, Chapter 111-8-100, effective May 2018 - Updated 5/30/18 -
Resident
Specific Medication Administration Skills Competency Checklist and Instructions - Posted 09/19/19 -
Residential
Mental Health Facilities For Children And Youth, Chapter 111-8-68 -
Skills
Competency Checklist for Insulin by Syringe - Posted 09/19/19 -
Traumatic
Brain Injury Facilities, Chapter 118-8-71 - Updated 10/29/13 - X-Ray - Updated 01/27/16
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X-Ray,
Chapter 111-8-90 - Posted 10/29/20