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MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. DISCONTINUING OPERATION Whenever our Company discontinues operation of a provider: (a) We will inform the agency not less than 30 days prior to the discontinuance of operation and inform clients of such discontinuance as required by authorizing statutes. Immediately upon discontinuance of operation by a provider, the licensee shall surrender the license to the agency and the license shall be canceled. (b) We shall remain responsible for retaining and appropriately distributing all records within the timeframes prescribed in authorizing statutes and applicable rules. In addition, we or, in the event of death or dissolution of a licensee, the estate or agent of our company shall: 1. Make arrangements to forward records for each client to one of the following, based upon the client's choice: the client or the client's legal representative, the client's attending physician, or the health care provider where the client currently receives services; or 2. Cause a notice to be published in the newspaper of greatest general circulation in the county in which the provider was located that advises clients of the discontinuance of the provider operation. The notice must inform clients that they may obtain copies of their records and specify the name, address, and telephone number of the person from whom the copies of records may be obtained. The notice must appear at least once a week for 4 consecutive weeks. 59A-8.003(13) Upon revocation, suspension, voluntary or involuntary termination of a license, our home health agency shall return its license to AHCA. If the provider voluntarily chooses to terminate the license, the provider must notify AHCA, as required in Section 408.810(4)(a), F.S. Home Health Agency Policies A-131