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Licensure, Accreditation, Licensed Services, Insurance, and Changes Reported to AHCA

Keeps the Agency's license, the services listed on it, its accreditation for skilled care, and its required insurance current, sets the renewal and change deadlines in chapter 408, F.S., and chapter 59A-35, F.A.C., and lists every report the Agency owes AHCA with its time frame.

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About this policy
Policy number
FL-HH-GOV-04
Version
1.0
Main rule
s. 400.471, F.S.
Library
Florida home health · 57 policies
Category
Governance
Sections
19

In short

  • We may only provide the services listed on our license: companion or sitter services and personal care services.
  • If a patient needs a service that is not on that list, tell your supervisor. Do not provide it.
  • Our license number 000000 must appear in every advertisement.
  • The office reports changes to the state on time. Tell the Administrator about any change in staff, address, or services.

What's inside

19 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 (s. 400.471, F.S.)
  • 5. The License and Its Display
  • 6. Services on the License
  • 7. Accreditation
  • 8. Insurance
  • 9. License Renewal
  • 10. Changes Reported to AHCA
  • 11. Medicare Certification
  • 12. Responsibilities
  • 13. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 14. Staff Training
  • 15. References
  • 16. Related Policies and Forms
  • 17. Approval
  • 18. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me your license. Which services does it list, and are all of them marked as skilled or not skilled correctly?
  • Who accredits you, and when does your accreditation expire? Did AHCA receive your latest accreditation report?

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