Closure, Suspension of Services and Change of Ownership
Sets out what the Agency does if it plans to close, stop a service, suspend admissions or change ownership: the notices to the Department of Health, Medicare and Medical Assistance, the safe transfer of every patient, and the storage and access arrangements for records after closure.
About this policy
- Policy number
- PA-HSP-GOV-05
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 28 Pa. Code §51.3(c)
- Library
- Pennsylvania hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Governance
- Sections
- 15
In short
- If the Agency or a service closes, no patient is left without care. Each patient is helped to move safely to another provider.
- Patients get a written notice and a call from the team about their choices.
- Clinical records are kept safe after closure and patients are told how to get copies.
- The Department of Health is told at least 60 days before a service stops.
What's inside
15 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (28 Pa. Code §51.3(c))
- 5. Planned Closure or Ending a Service
- 6. Unplanned Closure or Sudden Loss of Capacity
- 7. Change of Ownership or Name
- 8. Records After Closure
- 9. Responsibilities
- 10. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 11. References
- 12. Related Policies and Forms
- 13. Approval
- 14. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- If you closed tomorrow, what would happen to your patients?
- Where would your clinical records be kept after closure, and who would people contact for copies?
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