[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR418.94]

[Page 783]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 418--HOSPICE CARE--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart E--Conditions of Participation: Other Services
 
Sec. 418.94  Condition of participation-- Home health aide and homemaker services.

    Home health aide and homemaker services must be available and 
adequate in frequency to meet the needs of the patients. A home health 
aide is a person who meets the training, attitude and skill requirements 
specified in Sec. 484.36 of this chapter.
    (a) Standard: Supervision. A registered nurse must visit the home 
site at least every two weeks when aide services are being provided, and 
the visit must include an assessment of the aide services.
    (b) Standard: Duties. Written instructions for patient care are 
prepared by a registered nurse. Duties include, but may not be limited 
to, the duties specified in Sec. 484.36(c) of this chapter.

[48 FR 56026, Dec. 16, 1983, as amended at 55 FR 50835, Dec. 11, 1990]