[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR418.94]



[Page 922]

 

                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE

                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,

                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

                             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]