Reimbursable services are as follows:

1. (1) Practicing infection control methods;
2. (2) Handling and disposing of body fluids;
3. (3) Bathing, including bed, tub, shower, and baths;
4. (4) Caring for hair, including shaving;
5. (5) Maintaining oral hygiene, including brushing teeth and cleaning dentures;
6. (6) Dressing and undressing;
7. (7) Assisting with toileting;
8. (8) Caring for incontinence;
9. (9) Feeding or assisting with eating, unless there is another person in the home who is able to perform the task;
10. (10) Planning and preparing meals, including shopping for and purchasing food, unless there is another person in the home who is able to perform the task;
11. (11) Performing routine eye care;
12. (12) Taking temperatures;
13. (13) Caring for nails and feet;
14. (14) Applying ace wraps and antiembolic stockings;
15. (15) Assisting with applying or removing a prosthesis or orthotic device;
16. (16) Assisting with self-administration of medications;
17. (17) Changing dressings on uninfected sores;
18. (18) Caring for skin, including back rubs;
19. (19) Turning and positioning in bed;
20. (20) Assisting with transfers;
21. (21) Maintaining the consumer's home in a clean and safe condition, unless there is another person in the home who is able to perform the task;
22. (22) Making a wrinkle-free bed, unless there is another person in the home who is able to perform the task;
23. (23) Laundering and mending clothes, unless there is another person in the home who is able to perform the task;
24. (24) Assisting with paying bills, balancing a checkbook, and managing the home budget, unless there is another person in the home who is able to perform the task;
25. (25) Performing range-of-motion exercises designed specifically for the consumer;
26. (26) Performing routine ostomy care; and
27. (27) Assisting with bowel and bladder program.

Source: 23 SDR 2, effective July 18, 1996.

General Authority: SDCL 28-8A-6.1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-8A-5.1.