(1) An application shall be filed on a form prescribed by the department and shall be accompanied by the appropriate license fee as well as satisfactory proof that the hospice is in compliance with this chapter and any rules and minimum standards promulgated hereunder and proof of financial ability to operate and conduct the hospice in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. The initial application shall be accompanied by a plan for the delivery of home, outpatient and inpatient hospice care to terminally ill persons and their families. Such plan shall contain, but not be limited to:

(a) The estimated average number of terminally ill persons to be served monthly;

(b) The geographic area in which hospice services will be available;

(c) A listing of services which are or will be provided, either directly by the applicant or through contractual arrangements with existing providers;

(d) Provisions for the implementation of hospice home care within three (3) months of licensure;

(e) Provisions for the implementation of hospice outpatient and homelike inpatient care within twelve (12) months of licensure;

(f) The qualifications of any existing or potential contractee;

(g) The projected annual operating cost of the hospice; and

(h) A statement of financial resources and personnel available to the applicant to deliver hospice care. If the applicant is an existing health-care provider, the application shall be accompanied by a copy of the most recent profit-loss statement and, if applicable, the most recent licensure inspection report.

(2) A license issued for the operation of a hospice program, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall expire automatically one (1) year from the date of issuance. Sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date, an application for renewal shall be submitted to the department on forms furnished by the department; and the license shall be renewed if the applicant has first met the requirements established under this chapter and all rules promulgated hereunder and has provided the information described in subsection (1) in addition to the application. However, the application for license renewal shall be accompanied by an update of the plan for delivery of hospice care only if information contained in the plan submitted pursuant to subsection (1) is no longer applicable.

(3) A hospice program against which a revocation or suspension proceeding is pending at the time of license renewal may be issued a conditional license effective until final disposition by the department of such proceeding. If judicial relief is sought from the final disposition, the court having jurisdiction may issue a conditional permit for the duration of the judicial proceeding.