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(8) 7 AAC 12.325 (Governing Body);

(9) 7 AAC 12.329(b) and (c) (Administration), dealing with program director requirements;

(10) 7 AAC 12.336 (Volunteer Services);

(11) 7 AAC 12.338(a), (b), (c), and (k) (Hiring, Orientation, and Training);

(12) 7 AAC 12.339 (Clinical and Administrative Records);

(13) 7 AAC 12.340 (Employee Health);

(14) 7 AAC 12.341 (Infection Control);

(15) 7 AAC 12.344 (Contracts), except 7 AAC 12.344(4); and

(16) 7 AAC 12.349 (Definitions). (c) In addition to the applicable provisions of 7 AAC 12.310 — 7 AAC 12.349, a hospice agency is subject to the applicable requirements described in 7 AAC 12.600(a) and (i). (d) Nothing in 7 AAC 12.310 — 7 AAC 12.349 relieves a hospice agency from compliance with 42 C.F.R. Part 418 for certification of a hospice agency to participate in the Medicare program. Licensure under this chapter does not qualify a hospice agency for participation in the Medicare program. (e) The department will waive the applicability of this chapter for a hospice agency that provides proof that it is participating in the rural demonstration project under P.L. 108-173, title IV, sec. 409 (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003), and that it is in compliance with all applicable federal requirements for that project. A waiver issued under this subsection is void if the hospice agency ceases to participate in the project or ceases to be in compliance with applicable federal requirements. (Eff. 5/24/2007, Register 182) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.020 AS 47.32.030 7 AAC 12.312. Licensure. (a) Unless the department issues a waiver under 7 AAC 12.310(e), an individual or entity