General Orientation Introduction Welcome to a Texas Medicare Certified Home Health Agency What is Licensed and Certified? Licensed = Meets state standards to operate a home health agency. Certified = Meets Medicare Conditions of Participation to operate a home health agency. Both require routine surveys to maintain the current status. Patients in this agency may come from a variety of payor sources. Primarily, the payor source will be the Medicare program. However, since it is a licensed and certified agency, the patients must meet criteria to qualify for these services and receive care according to the Medicare standards. Regulatory agencies that oversee an agency’s program include: Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) - State Licensure Overview of the Agency Scope of Services The Scope of Services offered by the Agency are defined for each discipline. Online Bookmark Title of Policy Opening Documents Scope of Services TX
