Inpatient Care Arrangements and Contracted Inpatient Beds
Sets how the Agency arranges short-term inpatient care for pain control, symptom management and respite in contracted hospital and nursing facility beds: the Florida rules that inpatient care stays under the Agency’s direct administration, is homelike with no more than double occupancy, and keeps continuity of caregivers; the s. 400.6085, F.S. contract terms; the ban on placing a patient in a facility under a moratorium or with a revoked or conditional license; the Medicare written agreement terms in 42 CFR §418.108(c); visitation; and the Florida and Medicare 20 percent inpatient limits.
- Policy number
- FL-HSP-FAC-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- s. 400.609(4), F.S.
- Library
- Florida hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Hospice care
- Sections
- 18
In short
- Inpatient care is short-term and only for pain control, symptom management or respite.
- Before placing a patient, check the facility agreement and that the facility is not under a moratorium or on a revoked or conditional license.
- Send the plan of care, orders, medication list and advance directives with the patient.
- Visit every day of a general inpatient stay, and bring the patient home as soon as symptoms are managed.
- Get the facility’s discharge summary and records back for our record.
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. 400.609(4), F.S.; 42 CFR §418.108)
- 5. Settings That Qualify
- 6. The Written Agreement
- 7. Placing a Patient
- 8. Visitation in Contracted Beds
- 9. Fees and Access
- 10. The Inpatient Limits
- 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
- Show me your agreements with the hospitals and nursing facilities where you place inpatient and respite patients.
- How do you check that a facility is not under a moratorium or on a conditional license before you place a patient?
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