{"ref":"LA-HH-DC-01","title":"Discharge Planning, Transfer, and Discharge Summaries","category":"Service delivery","summary":"Sets out the reasons for which a patient may be discharged under LAC 48:I §9123.G.1, how discharge planning starts at admission and continues throughout care, the discharge procedures Louisiana requires (notify the authorized healthcare provider, document discharge planning and a discharge summary, and forward the summary to the provider), the discipline discharge summaries due within five business days, the transfer form sent to a receiving facility, and, if the Agency is Medicare-certified, the federal discharge planning standard and the 5-business-day discharge summary and 2-business-day transfer summary.","inShort":["Plan for discharge from the first visit.","Tell the provider about every discharge.","Send the discharge summary to the provider within 5 business days of discharge.","Send a transfer summary within 2 business days of a transfer or of learning of a hospital admission.","Each discipline writes its own discharge summary when its services end.","Help patients going to another agency or a facility compare quality data and choose."],"primaryCitation":"LAC 48:I §9123.G","citations":["LAC 48:I §9123.G","LAC 48:I §9123.G.1","LAC 48:I §9123.G.2","LAC 48:I §9103.E.2.e","LAC 48:I §9103.E.2.f","LAC 48:I §9103.F.2.i","LAC 48:I §9103.G.2.f","LAC 48:I §9103.I.2.f","LAC 48:I §9103.I.2.h","LAC 48:I §9103.L.2.f","LAC 48:I §9129.C.17","LAC 48:I §9129.C.18"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.58","42 CFR §484.110(a)(6)","42 CFR §484.55(d)(3)","42 CFR §484.60(c)(3)(ii)","42 CFR §484.60(d)(5)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me this patient's discharge summary. When was it sent to the authorized healthcare provider?","This patient was admitted to the hospital. When did you send the transfer summary?"],"forms":[{"ref":"LA-HH-DC-01-A","title":"Discharge Summary"},{"ref":"LA-HH-DC-01-B","title":"Transfer Summary"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (LAC 48:I §9123.G)","5. Reasons for Discharge (LAC 48:I §9123.G.1)","6. Discharge Planning from Admission","7. Discharge Procedure","8. Discipline Discharge Summaries","9. Transfer to Another Provider","10. Responsibilities","11. Records and Compliance Monitoring","12. Staff Training","13. References","14. Related Policies and Forms","15. Approval","16. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"la-hha","state":"Louisiana","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}}