Course Code: REL-PAC-0-TXHCSSALR2
Hours: 2
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 3/31/2026
Learning Objectives:
Summarize the minimum standards related to licensing and agency status.
Describe the minimum standards related to agency management, administrative and supervisory responsibilities, employability verification, incident reporting, emergency preparedness, and education and training
Elaborate on the various policies and procedures specific to client care, agency services, quality assessment, and performance improvement.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Subchapter C, Divisions 1 and 2
General Provisions
Conditions of License
Operating Hours and Contact Information
Display of License
Agency Relocation
Name and Certification Changes
Closure Procedures and Voluntary Suspension of Operations
Organizational Changes
Adding or Deleting a License Category
Service Areas
Review
Summary
Section 3: Subchapter C, Division 3
Management
Organizational Structure
Administrative and Supervisory Responsibilities
Administrator and Supervising Nurse Qualifications
Personnel Records
Verification and Employability of Unlicensed Persons
Volunteers
Self-Reported Incidents of Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Agency Investigations
Peer Review
Financial Solvency and Business Records
Drug Testing Policy
Billing and Insurance Claims
Prohibition of Patient Solicitation
Emergency Preparedness, Planning, and Implementation
Medicare Certification
Initial Educational Training in Administration
Continuing Education in Administration
Review
Summary
Section 4: Subchapter C, Division 4 and 5
Client Care Policies
Client Conduct, Responsibility, and Rights
Advance Directives
Laboratory Services and Infection Control
Disposal of Special or Medical Waste
Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement
Coordination of Services
Independent Contractors and Arranged Services
Backup Services, After-Hours Care, and Agency Dissolution
Agency and Client Agreement
Client List, Time Frames for Services, and Transfer or Discharge Notification
Physician-Delegated Tasks and Physician Orders
Nursing Delegation and Licensure
Medication Administration
Client Records and Pronouncement of Death
Sterile Water, Saline, Vaccines, Tuberculin, and Dangerous Drugs
Standards for Branch Offices
Standards for Alternate Delivery Sites
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
References
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Instructor: Edward Bartels, RN, BSN, MICN
Ed has 30 plus years of nursing experience with clinical roles in trauma, emergency, critical care, skilled nursing, behavioral health, occupational health, home care, and is a certified clinical nursing instructor in North Carolina. Ed served as Director of Nursing for rural emergency services and physician practices. Ed earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Ed retired from the U.S. Coast Guard with 34 years served.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Administrators; in the following settings: Home Health.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.