| §558.1 |
Purpose and Scope |
| §558.2 |
Definitions |
| §558.3 |
License Fees |
| §558.11 |
Criteria and Eligibility for Licensing |
| §558.12 |
General Application |
| §558.13 |
Obtaining an Initial License |
| §558.15 |
Issuance of an Initial License |
| §558.17 |
Application Procedures for a Renewal License |
| §558.19 |
Issuance of a Renewal License |
| §558.21 |
Denial of an Application or a License |
| §558.23 |
Change of Ownership |
| §558.25 |
Requirements for Change of Ownership |
| §558.27 |
Application and Issuance of an Initial Branch Office License |
| §558.29 |
Application and Issuance of an Alternate Delivery Site License |
| §558.30 |
Operation of an Inpatient Unit at a Parent Agency |
| §558.31 |
Time Frames for Processing and Issuing a License |
| §558.201 |
Applicability |
| §558.202 |
Habilitation |
| §558.208 |
Reporting Changes in Application Information and Fees |
| §558.210 |
Agency Operating Hours |
| §558.211 |
Display of License |
| §558.212 |
License Alteration Prohibited |
| §558.213 |
Agency Relocation |
| §558.214 |
Notification Procedures for a Change in Agency Contact Information and Operating Hours |
| §558.215 |
Notification Procedures for an Agency Name Change |
| §558.216 |
Change in Agency Certification Status |
| §558.217 |
Agency Closure Procedures and Voluntary Suspension of Operations |
| §558.218 |
Agency Organizational Changes |
| §558.219 |
Procedures for Adding or Deleting a Category to the License |
| §558.220 |
Service Areas |
| §558.222 |
Compliance |
| §558.241 |
Management |
| §558.242 |
Organizational Structure and Lines of Authority |
| §558.243 |
Administrative and Supervisory Responsibilities |
| §558.244 |
Administrator Qualifications and Conditions and Supervising Nurse Qualifications |
| §558.245 |
Staffing Policies |
| §558.246 |
Personnel Records |
| §558.247 |
Verification of Employability and Use of Unlicensed Persons |
| §558.248 |
Volunteers |
| §558.249 |
Self-Reported Incidents of Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation |
| §558.250 |
Agency Investigations |
| §558.251 |
Peer Review |
| §558.252 |
Financial Solvency and Business Records |
| §558.253 |
Disclosure of Drug Testing Policy |
| §558.254 |
Billing and Insurance Claims |
| §558.255 |
Prohibition of Solicitation of Patients |
| §558.256 |
Emergency Preparedness Planning and Implementation |
| §558.257 |
Medicare Certification Optional |
| §558.259 |
Initial Educational Training in Administration of Agencies |
| §558.260 |
Continuing Education in Administration of Agencies |
| §558.281 |
Client Care Policies |
| §558.282 |
Client Conduct and Responsibility and Client Rights |
| §558.283 |
Advance Directives |
| §558.284 |
Laboratory Services |
| §558.285 |
Infection Control |
| §558.286 |
Disposal of Special or Medical Waste |
| §558.287 |
Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement |
| §558.288 |
Coordination of Services |
| §558.289 |
Independent Contractors and Arranged Services |
| §558.290 |
Backup Services and After-Hours Care |
| §558.291 |
Agency Dissolution |
| §558.292 |
Agency and Client Agreement and Disclosure |
| §558.293 |
Client List and Services |
| §558.294 |
Time Frame(s) for the Initiation of Care or Services |
| §558.295 |
Client Transfer or Discharge Notification Requirements |
| §558.296 |
Physician Delegation and Performance of Physician-Delegated Tasks |
| §558.297 |
Receipt of Physician Orders |
| §558.298 |
Delegation of Nursing Tasks by Registered Professional Nurses to Unlicensed Personnel and Tasks Not Requiring Delegation |
| §558.299 |
Nursing Education, Licensure and Practice |
| §558.300 |
Medication Administration |
| §558.301 |
Client Records |
| §558.302 |
Pronouncement of Death |
| §558.303 |
Standards for Possession of Sterile Water or Saline, Certain Vaccines or Tuberculin, and Certain Dangerous Drugs |
| §558.321 |
Standards for Branch Offices |
| §558.322 |
Standards for Alternate Delivery Sites |
| §558.401 |
Standards Specific to Licensed Home Health Services |
| §558.402 |
Standards Specific to Licensed and Certified Home Health Services |
| §558.404 |
Standards Specific to Agencies Licensed to Provide Personal Assistance Services |
| §558.405 |
Standards Specific to Agencies Licensed to Provide Home Dialysis Services |
| §558.406 |
Standards for Agencies Providing Psychoactive Services |
| §558.407 |
Standards for Agencies Providing Home Intravenous Therapy |
| §558.501 |
Survey and Investigation Frequency |
| §558.503 |
Exemption From a Survey |
| §558.505 |
Notice of a Survey |
| §558.507 |
Agency Cooperation with a Survey |
| §558.509 |
Survey of a Branch Office, Alternate Delivery Site, and Services Provided |
| §558.521 |
Requirements for an Initial Survey |
| §558.523 |
Personnel Requirements for a Survey |
| §558.525 |
Survey Procedures |
| §558.527 |
Post-Survey Procedures |
| §558.601 |
Enforcement Actions |
| §558.602 |
Administrative Penalties |
| §558.603 |
Court Action |
| §558.604 |
Surrender or Expiration of a License |
| §558.701 |
Home Health Aides |
| §558.801 |
Subchapter H Applicability |
| §558.810 |
Hospice Initial Assessment |
| §558.811 |
Hospice Comprehensive Assessment |
| §558.812 |
Update of the Hospice Comprehensive Assessment |
| §558.813 |
Hospice Client Outcome Measures |
| §558.820 |
Hospice Interdisciplinary Team |
| §558.821 |
Hospice Plan of Care |
| §558.822 |
Review of the Hospice Plan of Care |
| §558.823 |
Coordination of Services by the Hospice |
| §558.830 |
Provision of Hospice Core Services |
| §558.831 |
Hospice Physician Services |
| §558.832 |
Hospice Nursing Services |
| §558.833 |
Hospice Medical Social Services |
| §558.834 |
Hospice Counseling Services |
| §558.840 |
Provision of Hospice Non-Core Services |
| §558.841 |
Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology Services |
| §558.842 |
Hospice Aide Services |
| §558.843 |
Hospice Aide Qualifications |
| §558.844 |
Hospice Homemaker Services |
| §558.845 |
Hospice Homemaker Qualifications |
| §558.846 |
Services Provided Under a State Medicaid Personal Care Benefit |
| §558.850 |
Organization and Administration of Hospice Services |
| §558.851 |
Hospice Services Provided by a Licensed Person |
| §558.852 |
Hospice Governing Body and Administrator |
| §558.853 |
Hospice Infection Control Program |
| §558.854 |
Hospice Professional Management Responsibility |
| §558.855 |
Criminal Background Checks |
| §558.856 |
Hospice Alternate Delivery Sites |
| §558.857 |
Hospice Staff Training |
| §558.858 |
Hospice Medical Director |
| §558.859 |
Hospice Discharge or Transfer of Care |
| §558.860 |
Provision of Medical Supplies, and Durable Medical Equipment by a Hospice |
| §558.861 |
Management of Drugs and Biologicals and Disposal of Controlled Substance Prescription Drugs in a Client's Home or Community Setting |
| §558.862 |
Management of Drugs and Biologicals and Disposal of Controlled Substance Prescription Drugs in an Inpatient Hospice Unit |
| §558.863 |
Hospice Short-term Inpatient Care |
| §558.870 |
Staffing in a Hospice Inpatient Unit |
| §558.871 |
Physical Environment in a Hospice Inpatient Unit |
| §558.880 |
Providing Hospice Care to a Resident of a Skilled Nursing Facility, Nursing Facility, or Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions |
