- (1) There is no coverage under the Medicaid Home Health care plan for visits by paramedical personnel, physical therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and inhalation therapists.
- (2) Sitter service, private duty nursing service, medical social workers, and dietitians are not covered by Medicaid.
- (3) Supervisory visits made by a professional registered nurse to evaluate appropriateness of services being rendered to a patient by an LPN, aide, or orderly and considered as administrative cost to the agency and may not be billed as skilled nursing services.
- (4) The registered nurse will provide and document in the case record on-site supervision of the LPN, home health aide, or orderly at least every 60 days. The registered nurse will conduct on-site supervision more frequently if warranted by complaints or suspicion of substandard performances by the worker.
Author: Samantha McLeod, Administrator, LTC Program Management Unit
Statutory Authority: Title XIX, Social Security Act; 42 C.F.R.
§441.15; State Plan.
History: Rule effective October 1, 1982. Amended: Filed November 8, 2006; effective December 13, 2006.