Plan of Care and Care Planning
Sets out how each patient's individualized written plan of care is developed from the comprehensive assessment with the patient, established and signed by a physician or allowed practitioner, and kept current: the sixteen required elements, patient-specific measurable outcomes and goals, recording every order, sending and tracking the plan for signature, review and revision at least every 60 days, the Missouri requirement that a physician review the plan of treatment at least once every six months, MO HealthNet plan of care rules, and how revisions are communicated.
- Policy number
- MO-HH-CP-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 42 CFR §484.60(a) to (c) (adopted by 19 CSR 30-26.010(1)(A))
- Library
- Missouri home health · 57 policies
- Category
- Clinical tasks
- Sections
- 23
In short
- Every patient has a written plan of care with all required items and measurable goals.
- Give only care that is in the plan or ordered. Record every order, including verbal orders.
- The plan is reviewed at least every 60 days. A physician reviews it at least every six months.
- Report any change that means the plan is not working to the practitioner the same day.
- Tell the patient, caregiver and all ordering practitioners about every revision.
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 (42 CFR §484.60(a) to (c); RSMo §197.400(3), (10); 19 CSR 30-26.010(1)(A))
- 5. Who May Establish and Sign the Plan
- 6. Required Content
- 7. Outcomes and Goals
- 8. Developing the Plan
- 9. Recording Orders
- 10. Sending the Plan for Signature and Tracking It
- 11. Care Only as Ordered
- 12. Review and Revision
- 13. Communicating Revisions
- 14. MO HealthNet Participants
- 15. The Home Health Aide Care Instructions
- 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 this patient's plan of care. Does it include every element in 42 CFR §484.60(a)(2)?
- Where are the patient-specific measurable outcomes and goals, and how is progress shown?
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