Home Health and Corporate Compliance

Hours: 0.75
# Course Code: REL-PAC-0-HHCCS

Home health agencies operate under federal, state, and local laws and regulations. These regulations govern not only patient care but also a wide range of other vital functions, such as the establishment of a corporate compliance program within your home health agency. The goal of this educational program is to provide all staff and managers in home health with guidance regarding required corporate compliance programming.

Course Description

Home health agencies operate under federal, state, and local laws and regulations. These regulations govern not only patient care but also a wide range of other vital functions, such as the establishment of a corporate compliance program within your home health agency. The goal of this educational program is to provide all staff and managers in home health with guidance regarding required corporate compliance programming.

Certificates

Certificates provided by accrediting body (2 Match)

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

0.75 HOURS

Texas HHSC has determined that Relias Learning’s submitted training meets or exceeds the minimum standards for HCSSA administrator training in the following categories: Licensed and Certified Home Health (L&CHH). Texas HHSC also recognizes Relias Learning provides continuing education for administrators and alternate administrators. This activity is approved for 0.7500 contact hours.

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (ALL Direct Care Workers)

0.75 HOURS

Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 0.7500 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO2134926

Course Details

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-HHCCS

Hours: 0.75

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 11/30/2026

Learning Objectives:
Explain at least two reasons for having a corporate compliance program.
Define waste, abuse, and fraud in home health care.
Name at least five components of a corporate compliance program for home health care.
Describe the manager’s role in supporting an effective corporate compliance program.
Summarize the federal laws that govern Medicare fraud and abuse.
List at least three guiding principles for conducting business in home health care.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Why Corporate Compliance?

Corporate Compliance Programs

Your Corporate Compliance Program

Waste, Abuse, and Fraud

A Continuum

High Risk Areas

Components of a Corporate Compliance Program

Compliance Officer

Manager’s Role

Review

Summary

Section 3: Fraud and Abuse Laws

Home Health Care and the Law

False Claims Act

Anti-Kickback Statute

Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law)

Exclusion Statute

Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL)

Criminal Health Care Fraud Statute

The Deficit Reduction Act

Review

Summary

Section 4: Guiding Principles and Ethics

Your Commitment to Quality

Pre-Employment Screening

Training and Education

Auditing and Monitoring

Code of Ethics

Business Ethics

Confidentiality and Records

Policies and Procedures

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Congratulations!

Instructor: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N.

Jennifer has over 25 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She is certified as an OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C). She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, “I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints.” Disclosure: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N. discloses the following potential conflict of interests/commercial interests: Relevant Financial Relationship with Relias LLC as a Salaried Employee All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.Relevant Non-Financial Relationship with No Entities Exists as a Contributor All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: General Staff; in the following settings: Home Health.

Relias will be transparent in disclosing if any commercial support, sponsorship or co-providership is present prior to the learner completing the course.

Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
Relias has a grievance policy in place to facilitate reports of dissatisfaction. Relias will make every effort to resolve each grievance in a mutually satisfactory manner. In order to report a complaint or grievance please contact Relias.
If you require special accommodations to complete this module, please contact Relias Support by completing the web form (https://www.relias.com/help) or by using the chat functionality.
All courses offered by Relias, LLC are developed from a foundation of diversity, inclusiveness, and a multicultural perspective. Knowledge, values and awareness related to cultural competency are infused throughout the course content.
Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply any endorsement, recommendation, or favoring of, or affiliation with, Relias, LLC.
All characteristics and organizations referenced in the following training are fictional. Any resemblance to any actual organizations or persons living or dead, is purely coincidental.
To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.

Accommodations
If you require special accommodations to complete this module, please contact Relias Customer Support here.

Home Health and Corporate Compliance

$ 20.0 $20.00 $20.00

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (ALL Direct Care Workers)

$ 20.0 $20.00

$20.00