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Applies to: VNSNY Certified Home Health Agency
Service: VNSNY Certified Home Health Agency
Procedure Section: Provider Service Administration
Number: CP.181
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8. If a visit cannot be made according to requested evaluation date, CFM will notify the
referrer and/or physician and the patient if applicable and will document in
coordination note.
9. After CFM reviews and approves a referral, scheduler assigns licensed professional
for initial visit. See First Visit Policy

Referrals of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis-see Procedure: IC.106
Respiratory Protection and Tuberculosis Control Program.

B. Total Joint Replacement (TJR) referrals only
1. When RN SOC (RN00) and PT initial evaluation visit (PT01) are scheduled on
the same day as the case TJR , RN must communicate with PT to ensure that
RN visits the patient first to admit to Home Care
2. If RN cannot make a visit prior to PT, RN/PT must contact CFM and obtain
approval for therapist to go in first:
a. If a referral is for a patient post TJR surgery–CFM will give approval. PT
must obtain a paper patient’s consent for treatment before initiating care
(see CP.178 Consent and Acknowledgement Procedure).
b. All other referrals-PT visit must be rescheduled after RN performs Start of
Care.

C. Coordination of Equipment and Supplies

In order to confirm that adequate plans are in place to enable staff to provide necessary
care and treatments upon initiating service, Intake staff will coordinate equipment and
supplies with the referrers prior to releasing the case.

Responsibility: Quality Management Services-Homecare
Procedure date:
Revised: 06/2015, 12/2016, 12/2017, 12/2018
Approval: Senior Vice President, Patient Care Service