Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-5-17 - HOSPICES
Section 420-5-17-.09 - Contracted Services
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
A provider of a hospice care program may arrange for another person or public agency to furnish a component or components of the hospice care program pursuant to a written contract.
(1) Any contract executed under the paragraph above, including a contract to which paragraph (2) of this rule applies, shall be legally binding on both parties and shall do all of the following:
(2) When a provider of a hospice care program arranges for a hospital, a home providing nursing care, or home health agency to furnish a component or components of the hospice care program to its patient, the care shall be provided by a licensed, certified, or accredited hospital, inpatient hospice, home providing nursing care, or home health agency pursuant to a written contract under which:
(3) The hospice care program shall assure the continuity of patient and family care in the home, outpatient, and inpatient settings.
(4) The hospice care program shall retain professional management responsibility for contracted services, shall ensure that those services are furnished in a safe and effective manner by persons meeting the qualifications prescribed by this Chapter, and in accordance with the patient's plan of care and the other requirements of this Chapter.
(5) The hospice care program shall retain responsibility for payment for services provided by a contractor.
Author: Jimmy D. Prince
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-21-20, et seq.