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Changes to the Organization, Notices to the Department, Inactive Status, and Closure

Lists the changes the Agency reports to the Department (location, business hours, contact details, designees, owners, officers and board members, aides who leave) and how; explains that a sale is a new application; sets out how the Agency may request inactive license status after a disaster; and sets the Agency's own steps for an orderly closure that protects clients.

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About this policy
Policy number
CA-HC-GOV-04
Version
1.0
Main rule
Form HCS 281 (12/21) §A1 (Form HCS 200)
Library
California home care · 50 policies
Category
Governance
Sections
16

In short

  • Tell the Administrator before the office address, hours, phone or email changes, so the Department can be told.
  • Tell the office the same day an aide stops working; the Department must be notified immediately.
  • A buyer of the Agency must get its own license before arranging any services.
  • After a disaster, the Agency may ask the Department for inactive status within 90 days of the emergency declaration.
  • If the Agency closes, clients get written notice and help finding another provider.

What's inside

16 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (Form HCS 281 (12/21) §A1 (Form HCS 200))
  • 5. Changes the Department Must Be Told About
  • 6. Sale or Change of Ownership
  • 7. Inactive License Status After a Disaster
  • 8. Closing the Agency or a Service
  • 9. Responsibilities
  • 10. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 11. Staff Training
  • 12. References
  • 13. Related Policies and Forms
  • 14. Approval
  • 15. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Your phone number changed last year. How did you tell the Department?
  • How do you tell the Department when an aide stops working for you?

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