California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 5 - Licensing and Certification of Health Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Clinics, and Referral Agencies › Chapter 6 - Home Health Agencies › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 74607 - Parent and Primary Home Health Agency

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) "Parent home health agency" means the
				  primary home health agency which establishes, maintains and assures
				  administrative and supervisory control of branch offices. The service area of a
				  parent home health agency may not extend beyond four hours surface travel time
				  from the agency unless the agency serves a rural, scarcely populated area
				  pursuant to Section
				  74663.
(b) "Primary home health agency" means the
				  agency that is responsible for the services furnished to patients and for
				  implementation of the plan of treatment, plan of care, or plan for personal
				  care services, where more than one home health agency provides services to a
				  patient.
1. Amendment
					 of section and NOTE filed 4-28-95 as an emergency; operative 4-28-95 (Register
					 95, No. 17). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-28-95
					 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. Amendment of section and NOTE refiled 8-14-95 as an
					 emergency; operative 8-14-95 (Register 95, No. 33). A Certificate of Compliance
					 must be transmitted to OAL by 12-12-95 or emergency language will be repealed
					 by operation of law on the following day.
3. Amendment of section
					 and NOTE refiled 12-12-95 as an emergency; operative 12-12-95 (Register 95, No.
					 50). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-10-96 or
					 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
4. Amendment of section and NOTE refiled 4-11-96 as an
					 emergency; operative 4-11-96 (Register 96, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance
					 must be transmitted to OAL by 8-9-96 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance
					 as to 4-28-95 order transmitted to OAL 8-7-96 and disapproved 9-19-96 (Register
					 96, No. 38).
6. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 9-19-96 as an
					 emergency; operative 9-19-96 (Register 96, No. 38). A Certificate of Compliance
					 must be transmitted to OAL by 1-17-97 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
7. Editorial correction of
					 HISTORY 6 (Register 97, No. 3).
8. Amendment of section and NOTE
					 refiled 1-16-97 as an emergency; operative 1-16-97 (Register 97, No. 3). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-16-97 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
9. Amendment of section and NOTE refiled 5-15-97 as an
					 emergency; operative 5-15-97 (Register 97, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance
					 must be transmitted to OAL by 9-12-97 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
10. Certificate of Compliance
					 as to 5-15-97 order, including amendment of section heading, section and NOTE,
					 transmitted to OAL 8-26-97 and filed 10-8-97 (Register 97, No.
					 41).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1734
						and
						100275,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1727
						and
						1734,
						Health and Safety Code.