Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Home Health Care Agency › Section 19-13-D77 - Administrative organization and records

Current through July 10, 2024
An agency shall not be eligible for licensure until it
					 demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commissioner that complete authority
					 and control of the agency's operations is vested in a corporation chartered in
					 or properly qualified to do business in this state, or in a person or persons
					 who will reside in this state during the period of licensure. When an agency
					 provides patient care services through more than one office, the organization,
					 services, control and lines of authority and accountability between the central
					 office and the other office(s) shall be defined in writing the central office,
					 shall be licensed as a home health care agency in compliance with the
					 regulations and standards governing home health care agencies. When patient
					 care services are provided through other offices of the agency, each office
					 shall be in compliance with the regulations and standards, as specified herein,
					 governing supervisor of clinical services, services, patient care policies,
					 patient care plan, administration of medicines, clinical record system, patient
					 bill of rights and responsibilities and facilities. Weekend, holiday, evening
					 or night services may be provided through arrangement with one or more other
					 agencies but there shall be a written description of the organization, services
					 provided, lines of authority, responsibility and accountability between the
					 agencies.
(a) An agency shall be in
				  compliance with all applicable laws and ordinances of the State of Connecticut,
				  the federal government and the town(s) served by the agency.
(b) A copy of the policy and procedure manual
				  shall be available to the staff at all times.
(c) An agency shall submit an annual
				  statistical report of services rendered to the commissioner within ninety (90)
				  days after the close of the agency's fiscal year.
(d) An agency shall provide consumer
				  participation in the annual program evaluation component of the quality
				  assurance program.
(e) An agency
				  shall appoint a pharmacist to its professional advisory committee or to its
				  clinical record review process.
(f)
				  An agency shall provide written information to the actual and potential
				  consumers of its services which accurately describes the services available,
				  the fees for services and any conditions for acceptance or termination of
				  services which may influence a consumer's decision to seek the services of the
				  agency. If a licensed home health care agency is not certified for provision of
				  Medicare home health benefits, its written information shall state this
				  clearly.
(g) Whenever services as
				  defined in C.G.S section 19-576(d) or (e) are being provided at the same time
				  to the same patient by more than one agency licensed to provide such services,
				  there shall be:
(1) A written contract between
				  participating agencies which meets the requirements of section
				  19-13-D70 of
				  these regulations; or
(2) A written
				  memo of understanding between the participating agencies or documentation in
				  the patient's clinical record of the plan established between the participating
				  agencies which defines assignment of primary responsibility for the patient's
				  care and methods of communication/coordination between the agencies so that all
				  information necessary to assure safe, coordinated care to the patient is
				  accessible and available to all participating agencies.