Medicare program; home health agencies: conditions of participation and reduction in recordkeeping requirements--HCFA. Interim final rule with comment period.
These regulations add to the current conditions of participation for home health agencies (HHAs). Specifically, the regulations specify requirements for protecting and promoting patient rights; training and competency of home health aides; notifying State entities responsible for the licensing or certification of HHAs of changes in ownership of the agency or management of the agency; including an individual's clinical records; and operating and furnishing services in compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations and with accepted professional standards and principles that apply to professionals furnishing home health services. Most of the provisions of these regulations implement section 930 of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-499), section 4021 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-203), and section 411(d) of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-360). These regulations also implement, in part, a proposed rule that was published on December 31, 1986 (51 FR 47266) to reduce the information collection and recordkeeping requirements for the conditions of participation for HHAs.
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