Transport and Escort Services
Sets out how the Agency provides transport and escort services: the written authorization needed to use a client's vehicle, the signed waiver or insurance verification required when an employee drives a vehicle the client does not own, driver and vehicle standards, safe transport practice, and what to do after an accident.
About this policy
- Policy number
- GA-HC-SVC-07
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.03(s)
- Library
- Georgia home care · 49 policies
- Category
- Service delivery
- Sections
- 16
In short
- Drive a client only if transport is in the service plan and the authorization or waiver form is on file.
- Keep a valid driver's license and insurance, and tell the office about any accident or citation.
- Everyone wears a seat belt. Never leave a client alone in a vehicle.
- No stops for your own errands and no extra passengers without approval.
- After an accident: check the client, call 911 and the police, then call the office.
What's inside
16 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.03(s))
- 5. Before Transport Begins
- 6. Driver Standards
- 7. Safe Transport and Escort
- 8. Accidents and Incidents
- 9. Responsibilities
- 10. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 11. Staff Training
- 12. References
- 13. Related Policies and Forms
- 14. Approval
- 15. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Do your staff drive clients? In whose vehicles?
- Show me the authorization for staff to use this client's car.
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