790.8 Governing authority or operator. (a) The governing authority or operator is the party responsible for the operation of a hospice.
(b) The governing authority or operator shall mean:
(1) the policy-making body of a government agency;
(2) the officers and the board of directors or trustees of a not-for-profit corporation;
(3) the officers, board of directors and stockholders of a business corporation; and
(4) the proprietor or proprietors of a proprietary hospice.
(c) An individual, partnership, corporation, organization or agency which has not received establishment approval may not participate in the total gross income or net revenue of a hospice.