A home care nurse is employed by a proprietary agency. What does this mean?
a. The agency is exempt from federal income taxes.
b. The agency is governed by a board of di-rectors.
c. The agency is a profit-making agency.
d. The agency is reimbursed primarily by tax funds.
ANS: C
Proprietary agencies are profit-making agencies. Proprietary agencies are free-standing, for-profit agencies that are required to pay taxes. Many are part of large chains and now dominate the home care industry.
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