{"ref":"TX-HH-GOV-05","title":"Agency Dissolution and Closure","category":"Governance","summary":"Sets out the plan the Agency follows if it closes, so that every patient is transferred safely with the right notice, physicians and HHSC are told, and patient and personnel records stay safe and available for as long as the law requires.","inShort":["If Sample Home Health Agency, LLC ever closes, no patient will be left without care.","Every patient gets written notice before services end, and help to choose a new agency.","Keep making your scheduled visits until the closing date, unless your supervisor tells you otherwise.","Patient records stay protected after closure and are given to a named records custodian.","Send any patient questions about a closure to the Administrator at (512) 555-0100."],"primaryCitation":"26 TAC §558.291","citations":["26 TAC §558.291","26 TAC §558.295","26 TAC §558.217","26 TAC §558.216","26 TAC §558.301"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.110(c)(2)","42 CFR §484.50(d)(7)","45 CFR Parts 160 and 164"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me your contingency plan for what happens to patients if the Agency closes.","Who would hold the clinical records after closure, and how would HHSC and patients find them?"],"forms":[{"ref":"TX-HH-GOV-05-A","title":"Notice to Patients of Agency Closure"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (26 TAC §558.291)","5. Closure Procedure","6. Patients Who Decline a Transfer","7. Annual Test of the Plan","8. Responsibilities","9. Records and Compliance Monitoring","10. Staff Training","11. References","12. Related Policies and Forms","13. Approval","14. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"tx-lhhs","state":"Texas","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 Home Health Agency","legalName":"Sample Home Health Agency, LLC","logo":null}}