Agency Dissolution and Closure
Sets out the plan the Agency follows if it closes, so that every patient is transferred safely with the right notice, physicians and HHSC are told, and patient and personnel records stay safe and available for as long as the law requires.
About this policy
- Policy number
- TX-HH-GOV-05
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 26 TAC §558.291
- Library
- Texas home health · 56 policies
- Category
- Governance
- Sections
- 15
In short
- If Sample Home Health Agency, LLC ever closes, no patient will be left without care.
- Every patient gets written notice before services end, and help to choose a new agency.
- Keep making your scheduled visits until the closing date, unless your supervisor tells you otherwise.
- Patient records stay protected after closure and are given to a named records custodian.
- Send any patient questions about a closure to the Administrator at (512) 555-0100.
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 (26 TAC §558.291)
- 5. Closure Procedure
- 6. Patients Who Decline a Transfer
- 7. Annual Test of the Plan
- 8. Responsibilities
- 9. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 10. Staff Training
- 11. References
- 12. Related Policies and Forms
- 13. Approval
- 14. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me your contingency plan for what happens to patients if the Agency closes.
- Who would hold the clinical records after closure, and how would HHSC and patients find them?
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