Home Health Aide Assignment, Duties, Restrictions, and Supervision
Sets out how an RN assigns aides and writes their care instructions, what aides do and must never do, and how aides are supervised: a supervisory visit to the patient's residence at least every two weeks (not over 14 days) for patients receiving skilled services, and an RN visit at least every 60 days while the aide is giving care for patients who are not, with no virtual visits counted.
About this policy
- Policy number
- LA-HH-AID-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- LAC 48:I §9103.C.7
- Library
- Louisiana home health · 57 policies
- Category
- Clinical tasks
- Sections
- 23
In short
- Follow the written care instructions from the RN; do only the tasks on them.
- Take and record vital signs at every visit, and call the RN if they are outside the limits.
- Never give medications, do sterile or invasive procedures, drive the patient, clean the house or shop.
- An RN or therapist visits the home every 14 days for skilled patients; for other patients an RN visits every 60 days while you are giving care.
- Write a note for every visit and report any change in the patient to the RN.
What's inside
23 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 §9103.C.7)
- 5. Assignment and Written Care Instructions
- 6. What Aides Do
- 7. What Aides Must Never Do
- 8. Who Supervises Aides
- 9. Supervisory Visit Schedule
- 10. Periodic On-Site Supervision With the Aide Present
- 11. What the Supervisor Checks and Records
- 12. When Supervision Finds a Problem
- 13. Late or Missed Supervisory Visits
- 14. Aides Provided Under Arrangement
- 15. Aide Visit Notes
- 16. Responsibilities
- 17. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 18. Staff Training
- 19. References
- 20. Related Policies and Forms
- 21. Approval
- 22. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me the written aide care instructions for this patient and who prepared them.
- Show me the last three supervisory visits for this patient. Were they made at the residence within 14 days of each other?
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