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28 Pa. Code § 601.22 - Agency evaluation and review
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What this rule requires your agency to do
- 1Professional personnel (including at least one physician and one registered nurse) must establish and annually review the agency's policies governing scope of services, admission/discharge, medical supervision, clinical records, personnel qualifications, and program evaluation.(28 Pa. Code § 601.22 - Agency evaluation and review)
- 2The group of professional personnel must meet at least annually, documented by dated minutes.(28 Pa. Code § 601.22 - Agency evaluation and review)
- 3At least quarterly, appropriate health professionals must review a sample of active and closed clinical records; clinical records must be reviewed continually for each 60-day period a patient receives services.(28 Pa. Code § 601.22 - Agency evaluation and review)
- 4The agency must conduct an overall program evaluation at least once a year, including a policy/administrative review and a clinical record review, with results reported to and acted upon by those responsible for the agency.(28 Pa. Code § 601.22 - Agency evaluation and review)
Applies to: cross-cutting
Requires annual policy review, an annual program evaluation, and quarterly clinical record review by professional personnel for home health care agencies.
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