DOH; Home Health Agencies; Licensing Inspections; CMS; Accreditation Organizations; Certification Organizations; Public Information
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Overview
Authorizes the Department of Health to accept accreditation or certification from an accreditation organization or a certification organization approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as demonstration that a licensed home health agency is in compliance with all licensing inspections required by the State. Specifies conditions under which a home health agency may be exempt from a licensing inspection on a continuing basis throughout the accreditation or certification period. Requires information obtained in reports of survey and accreditation or certification letters to be public information. (CD1)
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7 on record
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Cosponsors
Dru Mamo Kanuha
Herbert M. "Tim" Richards III
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