Ohio Medicaid Waiver Services: Personal Care Aide and Waiver Nursing

Applies when the Agency provides personal care aide or waiver nursing services to individuals enrolled on an Ohio Department of Medicaid-administered waiver (the Ohio Home Care Waiver or the MyCare Ohio waiver). Covers the waiver provider conditions of participation and prohibited conduct, individual rights, the scope of personal care aide services, aide qualifications (an ODH-approved or Medicare aide competency program, hands-on first aid certification, and twelve hours of in-service continuing education in each twelve-month period), RN supervision (an initial face-to-face home visit, a face-to-face visit at least every sixty days while the aide is present and providing care, and in-person RN assessment visits at least twice a year), clinical records, waiver nursing, incident management, EVV, and notice before ending services.