CoP on Acceptance to Service: What to Do

The Kansas Home Care & Hospice Association is pleased to bring you this
educational program through an agreement with Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.

CoP on Acceptance to Service: What to Do

presented by

Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.

Health Care Attorney

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
****12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Central Time****

Replay: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
(Recorded playback available for 24 hours "on demand")

Audio-Conference Description

A new Condition of Participation (CoP) requires home health agencies to develop a policy on “acceptance-to-service” that is consistently applied to all referrals received by agencies. The focus of this presentation is on what agencies should do to comply with this requirement. Are agencies allowed to limit the number of Medicare Advantage Plan patients it admits when reimbursement may not cover costs? What does the CoP mean when it says that agencies can take into account “case mix” in policies on acceptance of patients? How must agencies meet requirements to share information with the public about their services? How have surveyors addressed this CoP so far? Join us for an in-depth look at potentially problematic requirements. Get answers to your questions.

About the Speaker
Elizabeth Hogue is an attorney in private practice with extensive experience in health care. Prior to becoming an attorney, she was employed as a personnel manager by a Blue Cross-Blue Shield Plan. She studied at the University of Maryland School of Law, concentrating in health law, and gained considerable clinical experience, course work, and employment experience in this area. Following her admission to the Bar, she developed an active practice in health law. She represents clients all over the country. Her clients are professional associations, managed care providers, and institutional health care providers; including hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, durable medical equipment companies, and hospices. Ms. Hogue gives numerous presentations each year on health-related topics. Her articles are regularly included in trade association publications and other journals. Ms. Hogue is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association.

Continuing Education Credits:   None

How it works:  Choose to join the call live or on the day of the recorded playback. Registered locations will receive an email confirmation two days prior to the teleconference with dial-in information and handout materials and/or resources. On the day of the conference, simply join the call by dialing the toll-free number and giving your organization name and conference ID number. Gather your staff and listen via speakerphone to the presentation, following along with the handouts.

PLEASE NOTE:  Registration fees are based on each dial-in connection; multiple call-ins from your organization will be charged. We are unable to accommodate more than one organization per call-in.

Registration Fees:  This fee includes one dial-in connection - either live on March 26 or the recorded playback on April 2. Additional fees will be charged for multiple dial-ins. There are no refunds.

KHCHA Members:  $135 / call-in line  

Non-Members:  $270 / call-in line