Clinical Respiratory Services and Home Medical Equipment and Supplies
Applies when the Agency provides clinical respiratory or ventilation services, or supplies medical equipment and supplies with its home care services: respiratory services are given by or under a respiratory therapist or a registered nurse with demonstrated competency under a physician-signed plan of care, with 24-hour on-call emergency response; equipment is set up, cleaned, maintained, tracked, recalled and backed up for power failure as 10A NCAC 13J .1112 requires; and NC Medicaid supply rules are followed. Also covers safety checks on equipment other suppliers provide.
- Policy number
- NC-HH-CS-04
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 10A NCAC 13J .1109
- Library
- North Carolina home health · 57 policies
- Category
- Clinical tasks
- Sections
- 18
In short
- Respiratory services are given only by a respiratory therapist or a registered nurse who has shown competency, with someone on call 24 hours a day.
- Check every piece of equipment at each visit and report any problem to the supplier and the case manager the same day.
- Every patient on a ventilator or other life-sustaining equipment must have a backup plan for equipment or power failure.
- Teach oxygen safety: no smoking, flames or heaters near oxygen. Staff never smoke in a patient’s home.
- Give written instructions for each item of equipment or supplies the Agency provides.
What's inside
18 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (10A NCAC 13J .1109 and .1112)
- 5. Clinical Respiratory Services
- 6. Respiratory Emergency Response
- 7. Managing Equipment and Supplies the Agency Provides
- 8. Equipment Supplied by Others
- 9. Oxygen and Fire Safety
- 10. NC Medicaid Medical Supplies
- 11. Responsibilities
- 12. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 13. Staff Training
- 14. References
- 15. Related Policies and Forms
- 16. Approval
- 17. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Do you provide clinical respiratory services? Who supervises them and how is competency shown?
- Show me the on-call schedule for respiratory emergencies.
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