{"ref":"GA-HSP-CON-01","title":"Contracted Services and Professional Management Responsibility","category":"Business","summary":"Sets the rules for any service the Agency obtains by contract or arrangement: the Agency keeps professional management responsibility; which core services may be contracted and when; required contract terms, including staffing agency credential verification and background checks; and how contracts are approved, monitored and kept.","inShort":["Contracted staff must meet the same qualifications as our own staff and follow our policies.","We stay responsible for all care given under contract.","Our nurses, social workers and counselors are our own employees. Contract staff fill in only in unusual situations.","Contract staff give us their visit notes within seven days."],"primaryCitation":"42 CFR §418.100(e)","citations":["O.C.G.A. §31-7-176","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.07(5)(c), (e)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.13(6)-(7)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.16(4)-(5)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.17(2)(a)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.21(2)(a)-(b)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.22(b)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.23(2)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-12"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.100(e)","42 CFR §418.64","42 CFR §418.70","42 CFR §418.114(d)(1)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me your contracts for inpatient care, pharmacy, DME and any staffing agency.","How do you make sure contracted staff meet the same qualifications as your own staff?"],"forms":[{"ref":"GA-HSP-CON-01-A","title":"Contract Review Checklist"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (42 CFR §418.100(e); Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.07(5)(c))","5. What May Be Contracted","6. Required Contract Terms","7. Approval and Monitoring","8. Responsibilities","9. Records and Compliance Monitoring","10. References","11. Related Policies and Forms","12. Approval","13. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ga-hospice","state":"Georgia","service":"Hospice","guides":[{"path":"/guides/hospice-policies/","h1":"What policies are required for hospice?"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Hospice Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}