After January 1, 1993, no private or public agency or organization may advertise, operate, manage, conduct, open, maintain, or hold itself out to the public to be a home health agency unless licensed by the department of health and welfare. The department may grant licenses without conducting a licensure survey to medicare certified agencies or agencies currently accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the health care financing administration pursuant to rules and regulations developed by the board prescribing the conditions under which these actions are made.