Home Health Aides for Medically Fragile Children
Applies only if the Agency runs the Florida program for home health aides for medically fragile children (AMFC). Sets who may be an AMFC, the 76-hour approved training, validation and revalidation, retraining after a 24-month gap, the 12 hours of yearly in-service, registered nurse supervision at least every 60 days, medication training for additional routes, the limits on services, and the 48-hour adverse incident report to AHCA and the managed care plan.
About this policy
- Policy number
- FL-HH-AID-03
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- s. 400.4765, F.S.
- Library
- Florida home health · 57 policies
- Category
- Clinical tasks
- Sections
- 22
In short
- This applies only if our Agency runs the program for aides for medically fragile children.
- An aide for a medically fragile child is a trained family caregiver who cares only for his or her own eligible relative.
- Training is at least 76 hours, and a registered nurse must validate your skills at 100 percent before you start and every year.
- A registered nurse supervises you at least every 60 days. Report any serious incident to the nurse at once; the Agency must report it to the state within 48 hours.
What's inside
22 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (s. 400.4765, F.S.)
- 5. Decision to Run the Program
- 6. Eligibility
- 7. The 76-Hour Approved Training
- 8. Validation and Revalidation
- 9. Gap in Services
- 10. In-Service Training
- 11. Supervision and Delegation
- 12. Medication Administration by an AMFC
- 13. Services and Private Duty Nursing
- 14. Adverse Incident Reports
- 15. Responsibilities
- 16. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 17. Staff Training
- 18. References
- 19. Related Policies and Forms
- 20. Approval
- 21. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Do you employ aides for medically fragile children? Show me the training curriculum and who taught each section.
- Show me this AMFC's validation, its date, and when it expires.
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