{"ref":"TX-SVC-02","title":"Independent Contractors and Arranged Services","category":"Service delivery","summary":"Requires a written contract before any independent contractor or other organization furnishes services to a client on the Agency’s behalf, sets what the contract must contain, and confirms that the Agency remains responsible for the care.","inShort":["Some care may come from a contractor or another company. We stay responsible for all care given in our name.","Contractors follow our policies and the client’s service plan, and pass the same background checks as employees.","No contractor visits a client until a signed contract is in place and their checks are cleared.","If you are a contractor, record every visit and report incidents, complaints, and changes to the office the same day.","Tell the office about any concern with a contractor, just as you would about any coworker."],"primaryCitation":"26 TAC §558.289","citations":["26 TAC §558.289","26 TAC §558.246","26 TAC §558.247","26 TAC §558.288","26 TAC §558.301","Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 142"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.105(f)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the contract for any contractor who provides services to your clients.","How do you verify that a contractor’s personnel passed the same background checks as your employees?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (26 TAC §558.289)","5. Required Content of the Contract","6. Procedure","7. Responsibilities","7.1 Staff Training","8. Records","8.1 Compliance Monitoring","9. References","10. Related Documents","11. Approval","12. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"tx-pas","state":"Texas","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Home Care Agency","legalName":"Sample Home Care Agency, LLC","logo":null}}