Licensure Surveys, Inspections, Certified Reports, and Plans of Correction
Prepares the Agency for unannounced licensure, accreditation, and complaint surveys, sets the one-hour and two-hour arrival duties, sets how the director of nursing produces a certified report of services within two or three hours, and sets the time frames for correcting deficiencies, filing plans of correction, and keeping inspection reports.
About this policy
- Policy number
- FL-HH-GOV-06
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- Rule 59A-8.003(2), F.A.C.
- Library
- Florida home health · 57 policies
- Category
- Governance
- Sections
- 18
In short
- State surveyors may arrive without notice. Be polite, ask to see identification, and offer a place to work.
- Call the Administrator, the director of nursing, or their alternates right away. One must arrive within an hour.
- The surveyor may ask for a list of current patients. The office must give it within two hours.
- Never change, add to, or back-date any record before or during a survey.
What's inside
18 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (Rule 59A-8.003(2), F.A.C.)
- 5. When a Surveyor Arrives
- 6. Certified Reports of Services
- 7. Accreditation Surveys
- 8. Complaint Investigations and Off-Site Reviews
- 9. Deficiencies and Plans of Correction
- 10. Inspection Reports
- 11. Responsibilities
- 12. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 13. Staff Training
- 14. References
- 15. Related Policies and Forms
- 16. Approval
- 17. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- When was your last licensure or accreditation survey? Show me the report and your plan of correction.
- Give me a list of your current patients.
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