{"ref":"LA-HC-GOV-06","title":"Cessation of Business, License Inactivation, and Closure","category":"Governance","summary":"Sets out what the Agency must do if it closes, stops offering services, loses or surrenders its license, or leaves the Medicaid program, including the 30 days' advance written notices, the safe transfer of every client, the plan for client records approved by LDH, and the rules for inactivating the license after a declared or non-declared disaster.","inShort":["If the Agency ever closes, every client must get written notice at least 30 days before.","Keep giving each client every service in the service plan until the client moves to a new provider.","Clients choose their new provider. Never steer a client to a particular provider.","Client records stay safe with a named custodian after closure. Never take records home.","After a disaster, tell your supervisor how to reach you so the Agency can restart services quickly."],"primaryCitation":"LAC 48:I.5026","citations":["LAC 48:I.5024","LAC 48:I.5025","LAC 48:I.5026","LAC 48:I.5015.C","LAC 48:I.5021.B.3","LAC 48:I.5023.E.2","LAC 48:I.5037.A.4","LAC 48:I.5037.A.6","LAC 48:I.5057.B","LAC 48:I.5059.G","Medicaid Services Manual, Chapter 30, §30.6","Medicaid Services Manual, Chapter 30, §30.7","Medicaid Services Manual, Chapter 30, §30.8"],"federalCitations":["45 CFR §164.530(j)"],"surveyorAsks":["If you decided to close, who would you notify, and how far in advance?","Who would keep your client records after closure, and how would clients get copies?"],"forms":[{"ref":"LA-HC-GOV-06-A","title":"Notice to Clients of Closure of the Agency"},{"ref":"LA-HC-GOV-06-B","title":"Closure Checklist and Plan for Disposition of Client Records"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (LAC 48:I.5026)","5. Deciding to Close","6. Notices Before Closure","7. Safe and Orderly Transfer of Every Client","8. Plan for Client Records","9. On the Effective Date","10. Inactivating the License After a Disaster","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":"la-hca","state":"Louisiana","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}