(1) An application for renewal of accreditation shall be submitted to the Council not later than six months prior to the expiration of the previous accreditation.

(2) The application for renewal shall be in such form and be accompanied with such documents and fees as the Council shall determine.

(3) The accreditation of a health care facility against whom allegations of impropriety are pending shall not be renewed until investigations have been conducted and the facility is absolved of any impropriety.

(4) Where there are adverse findings against the facility, the renewal of accreditation shall be denied.

(5) The accreditation of a facility whose accreditation is suspended shall not be renewed until the suspension has been lifted.