{"ref":"FL-HH-AID-02","title":"Aide Assignments, Permitted and Prohibited Tasks, and Registered Nurse Supervisory Visits","category":"Clinical tasks","summary":"Sets how aides and CNAs are assigned to patients with written instructions, the personal care and other tasks they may and may not perform under Florida rule, how they report changes, and how registered nurses (or therapists in therapy-only cases) supervise them, including the patient's consent to supervisory visits, the Agency's supervisory visit intervals, and the federal 14-day and 60-day supervision standards for a Medicare-certified agency.","inShort":["Follow the written assignment for each patient. Do only the tasks on it.","Never change sterile dressings, give enemas, insert catheters, apply heat, care for a trach, or fill pill organizers.","Call the nurse during the visit for any change, fall, new pain, or problem. Call 911 first in an emergency.","A registered nurse (or the therapist) will visit to supervise your care. The patient agrees to these visits in writing."],"primaryCitation":"s. 400.487(3), F.S.","citations":["s. 400.487(3), F.S.","s. 400.487(6), F.S.","Rule 59A-8.0095(3)(b), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.0095(3)(c), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.0095(3)(d), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.0095(5)(a), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.0095(5)(l), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.0095(5)(p), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.022(5)(i), F.A.C.","Rule 59A-8.0215(1), F.A.C.","Rule 64B9-14.001, F.A.C."],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.80(g)","42 CFR §484.80(h)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the written assignment for this aide and this patient. Who prepared it?","How often does a registered nurse supervise this aide, and where is the supervisory visit documented?"],"forms":[{"ref":"FL-HH-AID-02-A","title":"Written Aide Assignment and Care Instructions"},{"ref":"FL-HH-AID-02-B","title":"Registered Nurse Supervisory Visit Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (s. 400.487(3), F.S.)","5. Assigning an Aide to a Patient","6. Personal Care and Other Permitted Tasks","7. Tasks Aides and CNAs Must Not Perform","8. Reporting and Documentation by Aides","9. Consent to Supervisory Visits","10. Supervisory Visit Intervals","11. Conducting and Recording a Supervisory Visit","12. Federal Supervision Standards if the Agency Is Medicare-Certified","13. Supervision by a Therapist","14. Responsibilities","15. Records and Compliance Monitoring","16. Staff Training","17. References","18. Related Policies and Forms","19. Approval","20. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"fl-hha","state":"Florida","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}