{"ref":"GA-HH-GOV-05","title":"Services Under Arrangement and Contracted Personnel","category":"Governance","summary":"Requires a written contract for every service provided under arrangement and for every person working under an hourly or per-visit contract, with the seven terms Georgia requires, and makes sure the Agency stays the primary agency that accepts patients, controls and evaluates the services, and checks the contractor’s staff.","inShort":["Every contractor who cares for our patients works under a written contract and follows our policies.","Only Sample Agency, LLC accepts patients. A contractor cannot take on our patients directly.","Contracted staff need the same background, registry, and license checks as employees before their first visit.","Contractors follow the plan of treatment, attend case conferences, and send their notes to the office on time."],"primaryCitation":"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.07(6)","citations":["Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.06(v)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.07(1)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.07(6)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.08(f)","O.C.G.A. §31-7-351"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.105(e)","42 CFR §484.105(f)","42 CFR §484.80(h)(5)","45 CFR §164.504(e)"],"surveyorAsks":["Which services or staff do you have under contract? Show me the written contracts.","Where in each contract does it say that patients are accepted for care only by your Agency?"],"forms":[{"ref":"GA-HH-GOV-05-A","title":"Contract Checklist for Services Under Arrangement and Contracted Personnel"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.07(6) and .08(f))","5. Before Signing a Contract","6. Required Contract Terms","7. Checking Contracted Staff","8. Controlling and Evaluating Arranged Services","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":"ga-hha","state":"Georgia","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}}