{"ref":"FL-HH-GOV-05","title":"Geographic Service Area, Main Office, Satellite Offices, and Drop-Off Sites","category":"Governance","summary":"Limits the Agency to the counties listed on its license, sets the rules for the main office, satellite offices, and drop-off sites, and requires a license amendment before the Agency moves, adds or drops a county, or opens or closes an office or drop-off site.","inShort":["We may only serve patients who live in the counties on our license: Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties.","Before accepting a referral, intake checks the patient's county.","If a patient moves to another county, tell your supervisor so we can arrange a safe transfer.","At a drop-off site, you may pick up supplies and do paperwork. Never keep records or meet new patients there."],"primaryCitation":"Rule 59A-8.007, F.A.C.","citations":["Rule 59A-8.002(8), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.002(12), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.002(14), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.002(27), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.003(5), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.003(6), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.003(7), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.003(8), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.007, F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.008(6), F.A.C.","s. 400.464(2), F.S.","s. 400.471(7), F.S.","s. 400.492(4), F.S.","s. 408.810(6), F.S.","Rule 59A-35.040(2), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-35.040(4), F.A.C."],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.105(d)"],"surveyorAsks":["Which counties are on your license? Do you serve every one of them? Do you have any patient outside them?","Do you have a satellite office? How do the main office and the satellite office share administration, supervision, and records?"],"forms":[{"ref":"FL-HH-GOV-05-A","title":"Office Locations and Counties Served Register"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Rule 59A-8.007, F.A.C.)","5. Serving Only Listed Counties","6. Expanding the Geographic Service Area","7. Satellite Offices","8. Drop-Off Sites","9. Space in an Assisted Living Facility","10. Changing an Address, Counties, or Locations","11. Responsibilities","12. Records and Compliance Monitoring","13. Staff Training","14. References","15. Related Policies and Forms","16. Approval","17. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"fl-hha","state":"Florida","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}