{"ref":"FL-HH-GOV-08","title":"Change of Ownership, Inactive License, Closure, and Disposition of Records","category":"Governance","summary":"Sets the 60-day notice and application rules for a change of ownership, keeps the transferor responsible until the new owner is licensed, sends all patient records to the new owner, covers an inactive license after a declared emergency, and sets the 30-day notice, patient notice, license surrender, and record disposition steps if the Agency closes.","inShort":["If the Agency is ever sold or closes, we have a plan so that no patient is left without care.","Patients get written notice and help choosing another provider. Keep caring for your patients until each one is safely transferred.","Patient records are kept safe for at least six years after services end.","Never take patient records home, even during a sale or closure."],"primaryCitation":"s. 408.810(4), F.S.","citations":["s. 408.803(5), F.S.","s. 408.806(2)(b), F.S.","s. 408.807, F.S.","s. 408.810(4), F.S.","s. 408.821(3), F.S.","Rule 59A-8.003(4), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.003(10), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-35.070, F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.027(5), F.A.C.","s. 400.491, F.S.","s. 408.811(6), F.S.","Rule 59A-8.020(4), F.A.C."],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.110(c)(2)","42 CFR §484.100(a)"],"surveyorAsks":["Has the Agency changed ownership? When did AHCA receive the application, and when did the change take effect?","If you closed tomorrow, how would patients be told, and where would their records go?"],"forms":[{"ref":"FL-HH-GOV-08-A","title":"Notice to Patients of Agency Closure or Change of Ownership"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (s. 408.810(4), F.S.)","5. Change of Ownership","6. Inactive License After a Declared Emergency","7. Closure","8. Records After Closure","9. Responsibilities","10. Records and Compliance Monitoring","11. Staff Training","12. References","13. Related Policies and Forms","14. Approval","15. 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}}