Scope of Services: Personal Care Attendant and In-Home Respite Services
Defines the personal care attendant (PCA) and in-home respite services the Agency provides under its Louisiana HCBS provider license, what direct care workers may and may not do, where services are given, and the extra limits that apply to clients who receive Medicaid LT-PCS or waiver services. It also sets how the Agency tells clients, the public and the Health Standards Section what it offers.
About this policy
- Policy number
- LA-HC-SVC-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- LAC 48:I.5079
- Library
- Louisiana home care · 50 policies
- Category
- Service delivery
- Sections
- 22
In short
- Give only the services written in the client's plan. If you are asked to do something else, say no politely and call your supervisor.
- Never give injections, do sterile procedures, insert catheters or do complex wound care. These are not personal care services.
- Help is only for the client, not for other people in the home.
- For a Medicaid LT-PCS client, give services only while the client is at home or on a planned outing in the plan.
- Volunteers and students never give hands-on care.
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 (LAC 48:I.5079)
- 5. Personal Care Attendant Services the Agency Provides
- 6. In-Home Respite Services
- 7. What Direct Care Workers Do Not Do
- 8. Where Services Are Provided
- 8.1 Service area
- 8.2 Clients who receive LT-PCS
- 9. Medicaid LT-PCS and Waiver Services
- 10. Accepting a Service Request
- 11. Professional Services
- 12. Telling Clients and the Public What the Agency Provides
- 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
- Which service modules are on your license, and which services do you actually provide under each one?
- Show me where you make available the days and hours of respite and a description of the populations you serve.
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