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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.

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About this policy
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.

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  • 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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