Find essential resources and regulatory guidance for Home Health Agencies seeking Medicare certification or state licensure in Missouri. It outlines the specific requirements for applications and forms, including necessary documentation for changes of ownership and compliance with state and federal laws. Providers can access interpretive guidelines, health insurance benefit agreements, and information regarding patient rights to ensure high-quality care delivery. Whether you are establishing a new agency or managing an existing one, these tools serve as a comprehensive roadmap for maintaining operational standards and legal compliance.
Home Health Medicare & State Licensure Change of Ownership
This will provide you with the requirements and necessary paperwork required by 42 CFR 489.18 and RSMo 197.420 prior to a change of ownership.
- CMS 36-Month Rule
- Change of Ownership Guidelines - Medicare Certified and State Licensed Home Health Agency
- Application for Home Health Agency License
- State Disclosure of Ownership and Control Interest Statement
- Office for Civil Rights Packet Information
- Health Insurance Benefit Agreement
- 197.400 - 197.478 RSMo Home Health Agencies
- 19 CSR 20-26.010 Home Health Licensure Rule
- 42 CFR 484.10 - 484.20 Conditions of Participation: Home Health
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Specific Training - 660.050
- Interpretive Guidelines - Home Health Agencies (State Operations Manual-Appendix B)
- Patient Rights (42 CFR 484.50)
- Criminal Background - 660.317
- Family Care Safety Registry
- Advance Directive Information - 42 CFR 489.100-489.104
- Missouri Law Regarding a Patient's Right to Make Health Care Treatment Decisions
- Possession of Drugs by a HHA or Hospice - 4 CSR 220-2.010(8)
- Hepatitis B - 29 CFR 1910.1030 (f)(1)(i)(ii),(ii)(A),(2)(iv)
- Home Health Advance Beneficiary Notice (HHABN)
Forms & Resources
An entity operating as a certified/licensed home health agency must offer two skilled services on an intermittent basis, one of which must be skilled nursing.
Home Health Aide Competency Evaluation - Call our office at 573-751-6336 to obtain a copy.
- How to Apply
- Application for Home Health Agency License
- State Disclosure of Ownership and Control Interest Statement
- Office for Civil Rights Packet Information
- Health Insurance Benefit Agreement
- 197.400 - 197.478 RSMo Home Health Agencies
- 19 CSR 30-26.010 Home Health Licensure Rule
- 42 CFR 484.10 - 484.20 Conditions of Participation: Home Health
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Specific Training - 660.050
- Interpretive Guidelines - Home Health Agencies (State Operations Manual-Appendix B)
- Patient Rights (42 CFR 484.50)
- Criminal Background - 660.317
- Family Care Safety Registry
- Advance Directive Information - 42 CFR 489.100-489.104
- MO Law Regarding a Patient's Right to Make Health Care Treatment Decisions
- Pharmacy Rule
- Hepatitis B - 29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1), (i)(ii),(ii)(A),(2)(iv)
- Home Health Advance Beneficiary Notice (HHABN)