{"ref":"MI-HC-GOV-01","title":"Legal Status, Program Participation, and Governing Body","category":"Governance","summary":"States the Agency's legal standing (Michigan does not license non-medical home care, so the Agency operates as a registered business and a Medicaid provider), the programs it may take part in and the standards each one imposes, and the duties of the governing body: adopting and reviewing policies, keeping the insurance the MI Choice Waiver requires, and managing a change of ownership, withdrawal from a program or closure without leaving clients or records unprotected.","inShort":["Michigan does not license non-medical home care. Never call the Agency \"state licensed\".","The Agency works through Home Help, MI Choice contracts with waiver agencies, and private pay.","The governing body adopts and reviews every policy and keeps the required insurance in force.","Program rules come from the Michigan Medicaid Provider Manual and change each quarter.","If the Agency leaves a program or closes, clients get notice and records stay safe for the full retention period."],"primaryCitation":"MCL 400.111b","citations":["MCL 400.111b(1) to (4)","MCL 400.111b(8)","MPM Home Help §8.3","MPM Home Help §8.5","MPM Home Help §8.5.C","MPM Home Help §8.11","MPM MI Choice Waiver §9.1","MPM MI Choice Waiver §9.7","MPM MI Choice Waiver §9.11","MPM MI Choice Waiver §9.13","MPM MI Choice Waiver §9.14","MPM MI Choice Waiver §4.1.D","MPM MI Choice Waiver §4.1.N","MPM General Information for Providers §2","MPM General Information for Providers §14.1","Mich. Admin. Code R 325.70004"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §434.6","45 CFR §164.530(i)","45 CFR §164.530(j)","45 CFR §92.8"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me your Home Help agency provider approval letter and your CHAMPS enrollment for the Agency.","Which MI Choice waiver agencies do you hold contracts with, and where are the signed contracts?"],"forms":[{"ref":"MI-HC-GOV-01-A","title":"Governing Body Annual Review Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (MCL 400.111b)","5. Legal Status of the Agency","6. Programs the Agency Takes Part In","7. The Governing Body","8. Written Procedures the Programs Require","9. Adopting, Issuing and Reviewing Policies","10. Required Insurance","11. Change of Ownership, Withdrawal from a Program, and Closure","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":"mi-hca","state":"Michigan","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}}