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CHOW applications must be filed with the applicable Medicare Administrative Contractor within thirty (30) days following the closing date

The ADPH must be notified of the proposed change, and a new license application must be submitted

The applicant must submit a change-of-ownership application, including identification of the new owner, evidence of financial viability, and compliance history

The application must include detailed information about the new owner, its management structure, financial capacity, and healthcare compliance history

Kentucky does not provide for a simple "transfer" of an existing license; rather, the new owner must apply for and receive a new license, and the existing license is surrendered upon issuance of the new license

However, failure to satisfy a safe harbor does not automatically mean that an arrangement violates the AKS — it simply means that the arrangement must be evaluated on its specific facts under the statute's general prohibition