{"ref":"LA-HC-HR-06","title":"Contracted Services and Contract Personnel","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets the rules for any service the Agency provides to clients through a contract with another company or an individual: the eight items every written contract must contain under Louisiana rules, the Agency's continuing responsibility for the client's care, annual contract review, coordination, staffing business certification, and compliance with labor and privacy law.","inShort":["Contracted workers must meet the same qualifications, checks and training as Agency employees.","Contracted workers follow the client's service plan exactly and cannot change it.","The Agency stays responsible for the care a contracted worker gives.","Contracted workers use EVV, keep the same records and report abuse and incidents the same way.","Every contract is reviewed and documented at least once a year."],"primaryCitation":"LAC 48:I.5043","citations":["LAC 48:I.5043","LAC 48:I.5003","LAC 48:I.5027.C.5","LAC 48:I.5055.C.1","LAC 48:I.5055.E.2","La. R.S. 40:1203.2(F)","Medicaid Services Manual, Chapter 30, §30.6"],"federalCitations":["45 CFR §164.502(e)","45 CFR §164.504(e)","29 U.S.C. §201 et seq."],"surveyorAsks":["Do you use any contracted workers or contracted services? Show me the written contract.","Show me where the contract says contracted personnel meet the same qualifications and training as your employees."],"forms":[{"ref":"LA-HC-HR-06-A","title":"Contract Services Checklist and Annual Contract Review"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (LAC 48:I.5043)","5. Before Contracting","6. What Every Contract Must Contain","7. Staffing Businesses","8. Labor Law and Worker Status","9. Managing Contracted Services","10. Annual Review","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}}