Agency Dissolution
Sets out the written plan the Agency follows if it closes or gives up its license, so that every client is transferred safely, every record is preserved, and HHSC, staff, and payers are told in time.
About this policy
- Policy number
- TX-GOV-04
- Version
- 1.1
- Main rule
- 26 TAC §558.291
- Library
- Texas home care · 46 policies
- Category
- Governance
- Sections
- 14
In short
- If Sample Home Care Agency, LLC ever closes, keep giving care as scheduled until the closing date you are told.
- Clients will get written notice and help choosing a new provider. Send their questions to Pat Sample.
- Return all client records, agency papers, keys, and equipment before your last day.
- You will get written notice of the closing date and of how your final pay will work.
- Client records stay private after a closing. Only the named records keeper may release them.
What's inside
14 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (26 TAC §558.291)
- 5. Procedure
- 6. Responsibilities
- 6.1 Staff Training
- 7. Records
- 7.1 Compliance Monitoring
- 8. References
- 9. Related Documents
- 10. Approval
- 11. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me your written plan for what happens to clients and records if the Agency closes.
- Who would be the custodian of client records after closure, and how would HHSC and clients reach them?
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