{"ref":"LA-HSP-GOV-05","title":"Cessation of Business, License Inactivation After a Disaster and Records After Closure","category":"Governance","summary":"Sets out what the Agency must do if it decides to close: 30 days’ written notice to the Health Standards Section, every attending practitioner and every patient, an orderly discharge and transition of patients, a Department-approved plan and custodian for clinical records, a newspaper notice at least 15 days before closure, and return of the license. It also covers temporary inactivation of the license after a declared or non-declared disaster.","inShort":["Only the governing body can decide to close the Agency.","Before closing, the Agency gives 30 days’ written notice to the Department, every patient’s practitioner and every patient or representative.","Care continues until every patient is safely moved to another hospice of their choice.","Patient records go to a custodian under a plan the Department approves, and a newspaper notice is published at least 15 days before closing.","After a hurricane or other disaster, the Agency may ask to keep its license inactive for up to one year instead of closing."],"primaryCitation":"LAC 48:I §8243","citations":["LAC 48:I §8243","LAC 48:I §8245","LAC 48:I §8246","LAC 48:I §8201 (Cessation of Business; Non-Operational)","LAC 48:I §8215.A.9","LAC 48:I §8233.F"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.104(d)","42 CFR §418.26"],"surveyorAsks":["If you had to close, how would you notify patients, practitioners and the Department, and how far in advance?","Who would be the custodian of your clinical records, and how would patients get copies?"],"forms":[{"ref":"LA-HSP-GOV-05-A","title":"Notice of Agency Closure"},{"ref":"LA-HSP-GOV-05-B","title":"Plan for Disposition of Clinical Records on Closure"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (LAC 48:I §8243)","5. Deciding to Close","6. Thirty Days’ Notice","7. Orderly Discharge and Transition of Patients","8. Plan for Clinical Records","9. On the Effective Date","10. Temporary Inactivation After a Declared Disaster","11. Temporary Inactivation After a Non-Declared Disaster","12. Responsibilities","13. Records and Compliance Monitoring","14. Staff Training","15. References","16. Related Policies and Forms","17. Approval","18. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"la-hospice","state":"Louisiana","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}}