Closure, Change of Ownership, Merger and Inactive License
Sets what the Agency does if it closes, is sold, merges with another hospice or must stop services for a time after an emergency: notice to AHCA at least 30 days before closing, safe transfer of every patient with a comprehensive discharge summary, family bereavement support, surrender of the license, and keeping or forwarding patient records for six years.
About this policy
- Policy number
- FL-HSP-GOV-05
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- s. 408.810(4), F.S.
- Library
- Florida hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Governance
- Sections
- 18
In short
- If the hospice ever closes, AHCA is told at least 30 days before.
- Every patient is helped to move to another hospice or provider before our last day, with a full summary of their care.
- No patient is left without care. Keep visiting until care has moved.
- Patient records are kept safely for at least 6 years, and patients are told how to get copies.
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 (s. 408.810(4), F.S.; Rule 59A-38.002(3)-(4), F.A.C.)
- 5. Deciding to Close
- 6. Patients and Families
- 7. Records After Closure
- 8. Change of Ownership
- 9. Merger
- 10. Inactive License After an Emergency
- 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
- If you had to close, how would you notify AHCA, patients and families, and how long before?
- Where would patient records go after closure, and who could patients ask for copies?
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