Before a home health agency may begin providing services to an individual, it must have the physician or other licensed practitioner's orders prescribing the needed services.

The home health agency shall prepare a plan of care for each individual served. The plan must be based on the care services prescribed by the attending physician or other licensed practitioner and the information obtained by the home health agency from the individual. The attending physician or other licensed practitioner must review and sign the plan.

The attending physician or other licensed practitioner shall periodically review the individual's plan of care and recertify the need for services. For medical social work, the recertification must be completed at least every 30 days following service initiation. For nursing, home health aide, and therapy services, the recertification must be completed at least every 60 days following service initiation. The home health agency must obtain the recertification.

Source: 16 SDR 111, effective January 7, 1990; 16 SDR 214, effective June 11, 1990; 16 SDR 233, effective July 1, 1990; 18 SDR 203, effective July 1, 1992; 47 SDR 38, effective October 6, 2020.

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1 (1)(2) .

Prior versions effective: 1992-07-01.