The department may deny or refuse to renew a license under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act to any health care facility or health care service that fails to meet the requirements for licensure provided in the act or in rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act, including (1) failing an inspection pursuant to section 71-440, (2) failing to meet a compliance assessment standard adopted under section 71-442, (3) having had a license revoked within the two-year period preceding application, or (4) any of the grounds listed in section 71-448.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-447

  • Care: means the exercise of concern or responsibility for the comfort, welfare, and habilitation of persons, including a minimum amount of supervision and assistance with or the provision of personal care, activities of daily living, health maintenance activities, or other supportive services. See Nebraska Statutes 71-407
  • Department: means the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 71-410
  • Health care facility: means an ambulatory surgical center, an assisted-living facility, a center or group home for the developmentally disabled, a critical access hospital, a general acute hospital, a health clinic, a hospital, an intermediate care facility, an intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities, a long-term care hospital, a mental health substance use treatment center, a nursing facility, a PACE center, a pharmacy, a psychiatric or mental hospital, a public health clinic, a rehabilitation hospital, or a skilled nursing facility. See Nebraska Statutes 71-413
  • Health care service: means an adult day service, a children's day health service, a home health agency, a hospice or hospice service, a PACE center, or a respite care service. See Nebraska Statutes 71-415