This customizable document, Acceptance of Patients, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Home Care Corporate Compliance Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry’s leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

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Here is some sample content from Acceptance of Patients:

	POLICY: This organization will not discriminate in any acceptance/admission decision based on race, color, creed, national origin, sex, religion, age, mental or physical disability. To ensure that the acceptance of patients is based on the reasonable expectations that the applicant's medical, nursing and social needs can be appropriately and safely met in the patient's place of residence within the clinical resources available from this organization, all referrals are addressed within 72 hours of receipt. PROCEDURE: Consideration in providing services to a patient in his/her home shall...
Second excerpt:
	...patient's care. Adequacy and suitability of organization personnel and resources to provide the services required by the patient. If it is determined that the organization cannot reasonably accommodate the patient needs, the patient will be referred to other agencies to ensure that the patient is cared for. Explain home care plan to patient and caregiver. Discuss insurance coverage private and Medicare. Discuss patient's and caregiver's responsibility in providing care and paying for...