Licensing Standards for Home and Community Support Services Agencies Handbook
- Subchapter A, General Provisions
- Subchapter B, Application and Issuance of a License
- §97.11
- Criteria and Eligibility for Licensing
- §97.13
- Application Procedures for an Initial License
- §97.15
- Issuance of an Initial License
- §97.17
- Application Procedures for a Renewal License
- §97.19
- Issuance of a Renewal License
- §97.21
- Denial of an Application or a License
- §97.23
- Change of Ownership
- §97.25
- Application Procedures and Requirements for Change of Ownership
- §97.27
- Application and Issuance of a Branch Office License
- §97.29
- Application and Issuance of an Alternate Delivery Site License
- §97.31
- Time Frames for Processing and Issuing a License
- Subchapter C, Minimum Standards for All HCSS Agencies
- §97.208
- Reporting Changes in Application Information and Fees
- §97.210
- Agency Operating Hours
- §97.211
- Display of License
- §97.212
- License Alteration Prohibited
- §97.213
- Agency Relocation
- §97.214
- Notification Procedures for a Change in Agency Contact Information and Operating Hours
- §97.215
- Notification Procedures for an Agency Name Change
- §97.216
- Change in Agency Certification Status
- §97.217
- Agency Closure Procedures and Voluntary Suspension of Operations
- §97.218
- Agency Organizational Changes
- §97.219
- Procedures for Adding or Deleting a Category to the License
- §97.220
- Service Areas
- §97.222
- Compliance
- §97.241
- Management
- §97.242
- Organizational Structure and Lines of Authority
- §97.243
- Administrative and Supervisory Responsibilities
- §97.244
- Administrator Qualifications and Conditions and Supervising Nurse Qualifications
- §97.245
- Staffing Policies
- §97.246
- Personnel Records
- §97.247
- Verification of Employability and Use of Unlicensed Persons
- §97.248
- Volunteers
- §97.249
- Self-Reported Incidents of Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
- §97.250
- Agency Investigations
- §97.251
- Peer Review
- §97.252
- Financial Solvency and Business Records
- §97.253
- Disclosure of Drug Testing Policy
- §97.254
- Billing and Insurance Claims
- §97.255
- Prohibition of Solicitation of Patients
- §97.256
- Emergency Preparedness Planning and Implementation
- §97.257
- Medicare Certification Optional
- §97.259
- Initial Educational Training in Administration of Agencies
- §97.260
- Continuing Education in Administration of Agencies
- §97.281
- Client Care Policies
- §97.282
- Client Conduct and Responsibility and Client Rights
- §97.283
- Advance Directives
- §97.284
- Laboratory Services
- §97.285
- Infection Control
- §97.286
- Disposal of Special or Medical Waste
- §97.287
- Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement
- §97.288
- Coordination of Services
- §97.289
- Independent Contractors and Arranged Services
- §97.290
- Backup Services and After Hours Care
- §97.291
- Agency Dissolution
- §97.292
- Agency and Client Agreement and Disclosure
- §97.293
- Client List and Services
- §97.294
- Time Frame(s) for the Initiation of Care or Services
- §97.295
- Client Transfer or Discharge Notification Requirements
- §97.296
- Physician Delegation and Performance of Physician-Delegated Tasks
- §97.297
- Receipt of Physician Orders
- §97.298
- Delegation of Nursing Tasks by Registered Professional Nurses to Unlicensed Personnel and Tasks Not Requiring Delegation
- §97.299
- Nursing Education, Licensure and Practice
- §97.300
- Medication Administration
- §97.301
- Client Records
- §97.302
- Pronouncement of Death
- §97.303
- Standards for Possession of Sterile Water or Saline, Certain Vaccines or Tuberculin, and Certain Dangerous Drugs
- Subchapter D, Add'l Standards - License Category & Special Services
- §97.401
- Standards Specific to Licensed Home Health Services
- §97.402
- Standards Specific to Licensed and Certified Home Health Services
- §97.403
- Standards Specific to Agencies Licensed to Provide Hospice Services
- §97.404
- Standards Specific to Agencies Licensed to Provide Personal Assistance Services
- §97.405
- Standards Specific to Agencies Licensed to Provide Home Dialysis Services
- §97.406
- Standards for Agencies Providing Psychoactive Services
- §97.407
- Standards for Agencies Providing Home Intravenous Therapy
- Subchapter E, Surveys
- §97.501
- Survey Frequency
- §97.502
- State Agency Investigations of Complaints and Self-Reported Incidents
- §97.503
- Exemption From a Survey
- §97.505
- Notice of a Survey
- §97.507
- Agency Cooperation with a Survey
- §97.509
- Survey of a Branch Office, Alternate Delivery Site, and Services Provided
- §97.521
- Requirements for an Initial Survey
- §97.523
- Personnel Requirements for a Survey
- §97.525
- Survey Procedures
- §97.527
- Post-Survey Procedures
- Subchapter F, Enforcement
- Subchapter G, Home Health Aides
Chapter 97
Division 1,
General Provisions
Division 2,
Conditions of License
Division 3,
Agency Administration
Division 4,
Provision and Coordination of Treatment and Services
Division 5,
Branch Offices and Alternate Delivery Sites