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What are Conditions of Participation (CoP)?

The Conditions of Participation (CoPs) are Regulations that
Home Health Agencies (HHAs) must meet in order to
participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

The requirements focus on the care delivered to patients by
Certified Home Health Agencies and reflect:
• patient-centered care
• data-driven
• outcome-oriented process
• Promotion of high quality patient care at all times for
all patients
 DOH helps to ensure that CoPs are being followed

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Admission To Home Care Policy

Purpose:
 To delineate standards and a process by which a patient
can be evaluated and accepted for admission.
 To comply with Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP)
for Home Health Agencies:
• Acceptance of patients, plan of care and medical
supervision
• Patients are accepted for treatment on the basis of a
reasonable expectation that the patient’s medical,
nursing and social needs can be met adequately by the
Agency in the patient’s place of residence.

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