A Report: Home Care Agency Licensure Advisory Committee

Submitted by Sonya Neumann, David Johnston and Donna Floyd

(8/20/08)

• Consumer Rights & Responsibilities: Acceptance of submitted comments and draft rule language with amendments. Most of the discussion around the proper notification of the consumer when across the board rate increases occur within an agency and consumer notification when care plan changes or reimbursement changes causing a change in consumer responsibilities.
• Tabled Emergency Preparedness discussion until break out group sessions identify specific requirements for different agency types (HH and non-medical).
• Accepted Infection Control proposed guidelines.
• Discussion to restructure meetings to provide more efficiency and facilitation of progression through designated agenda topics. Vote taken to extend meetings to 6 hours every 2 weeks with break-out sessions for topic specific issues where provider types would choose which group to participate for work sessions. Suggestions made to facilitator regarding more structured agenda with time keeping. Meeting schedule to be revised when dates, times, and meeting locations identified.