197.005.  Medicare conditions of participation compliance, deemed compliance with hospital licensure standards. — 1.  As used in this section, the term "Medicare conditions of participation" shall mean federal regulatory standards established under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act and defined in 42 CFR 482, as amended, for hospitals and 42 CFR 485, as amended, for hospitals designated as critical access hospitals under 42 U.S.C. Section 1395i-4 and for facilities designated as rural emergency hospitals under 42 U.S.C. Section 1395x(kkk)(2).

  2.  To minimize the administrative cost of enforcing and complying with duplicative regulatory standards, on and after July 1, 2018, compliance with Medicare conditions of participation shall be deemed to constitute compliance with the standards for hospital licensure under sections 197.010 to 197.120 and regulations promulgated thereunder.

  3.  Nothing in this section shall preclude the department of health and senior services from promulgating regulations effective on or after July 1, 2018, to define separate regulatory standards that do not duplicate or contradict the Medicare conditions of participation, with specific state statutory authorization to create separate regulatory standards.

  4.  Regulations promulgated by the department of health and senior services to establish and enforce hospital licensure regulations under this chapter that duplicate or conflict with the Medicare conditions of participation shall lapse and expire on and after July 1, 2018.