Registered Nurse Supervision of Aides and Supervisory Visits
Sets how a registered nurse supervises home health aides and CNAs of a licensed home health agency: written client consent to RN visits, visit frequency set by the RN for each client and, as the Agency's own standard, not less often than every 90 days, what happens when a client declines or will not pay for visits, what the RN checks and records at each visit, and how findings are acted on. Also sets supervisory contacts for homemakers and companions under both routes.
About this policy
- Policy number
- FL-HC-SUP-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- s. 400.487(3), F.S.
- Library
- Florida home care · 50 policies
- Category
- Service delivery
- Sections
- 20
In short
- An RN visits clients who get aide care, with their written consent, at least every 90 days and more often if needed.
- At least once a year the RN visits while you are working, to watch the care you give.
- The RN checks each task, the client's condition, safety, and your records, and may retrain you on the spot.
- Homemakers and companions get a supervisor visit or call at least every 90 days.
- If a client says no to RN visits, tell the office. The RN and Administrator decide how care continues safely.
What's inside
20 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (s. 400.487(3), F.S.)
- 5. Consent to Supervisory Visits
- 6. How Often the RN Visits
- 7. When the Client Declines or Will Not Pay for Visits
- 8. What the RN Does at a Supervisory Visit
- 9. Supervision Between Visits
- 10. Acting on Findings
- 11. Supervision of Homemakers and Companions
- 12. Supervision Across the Service Area
- 13. Responsibilities
- 14. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 15. Staff Training
- 16. References
- 17. Related Policies and Forms
- 18. Approval
- 19. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me the client's written consent to RN supervisory visits.
- Where are the supervisory visits documented for this client?
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