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Agency Closure, Suspension of Operations and Dissolution

The Agency’s written contingency plan for dissolution: how patients are told and transferred safely, what HHSC and CMS must be told and when, how a temporary suspension of operations is handled, and how patient records are kept safe after the Agency stops operating.

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About this policy
Policy number
TX-HSP-GOV-05
Version
1.0
Main rule
26 TAC §558.291
Library
Texas hospice · 59 policies
Category
Governance
Sections
14

In short

  • If Sample Hospice, LLC ever closes, no patient is left without care. Every patient is moved safely to another hospice first.
  • Patients and families get a written notice and a personal call explaining what will happen.
  • Medications, equipment and on-call coverage must be in place at the new hospice before our care ends.
  • A copy of the patient’s record goes with the patient to the new provider.
  • Patient records are kept safe after closure. Do not take or throw away any record.

What's inside

14 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 (26 TAC §558.291)
  • 5. Permanent Closure or Dissolution: Procedure
  • 6. Voluntary Suspension of Operations
  • 7. Patient Records After Closure
  • 8. Responsibilities
  • 9. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 10. References
  • 11. Related Policies and Forms
  • 12. Approval
  • 13. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me your written contingency plan for dissolution. How would you notify patients and document it?
  • If you closed, where would your patient records go, and who would be the custodian?

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