Policies & Procedures Manual for Home Health Care The Policies & Procedures Manual for Home Health Care provides an operational template for new start-up home care agencies, home care agencies looking to refresh the way they operate and home care agencies seeking Medicare certification and/or accreditation with ACHC, CHAP or The Joint Commission.

Updated in March 2021 the Policies & Procedures Manual for Home Health Care update includes current CDC, OSHA, CMS, CHAP, ACHC and Joint Commission 2021 updates. This includes:


  • CMS Guidence Related to the Emergency Preparedness Test Exercise Requirements
  • CMS Section 1135 Public Health Emergency Waivers 
  • CMS 45 C.F.R Part 171 (21st Century Cures Act Section 404)
  • CMS CY2021 Final Rule Home Health Update
  • CDC: Using Telehealth to Expand Access to Essential Services During COVID-19

Click here to view the HCMANL update letter. 

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