The accredited agency must be able to clearly delineate its ownership and organizational structure, show that it maintains all required licenses and contracts to do business, demonstrate its strategic planning and budgeting processes, provide evidence of legal review of its policy/procedure manuals, show how it educates its managers and supervisors and maintains all types of records. The accredited agency must clearly show who has financial responsibility, must prove that its financial records are reviewed at least annually for compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, have complete accounts receivable records and policies, evidence all insurance coverage to include financial risk issues, and have a written compliance program to address applicable laws relating to Health Care Fraud and Abuse. All policies and programs, as well as changes to them, must be systematically presented to all employees so that everyone in the agency understands and operates under the same rules and procedures.

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