Rule 5160-44-22 | NF-based level of care HCBS programs: waiver nursing services

What this rule requires your agency to do

• 1A non-agency LPN, at the direction of an RN, must conduct a visit with the directing RN at least every sixty days after the initial visit to evaluate services and LPN performance.(Rule 5160-44-22 | NF-based level of care HCBS programs: waiver nursing services)
• 2All nurses must possess an active Medicaid provider agreement or be employed by an entity that has one.(Rule 5160-44-22 | NF-based level of care HCBS programs: waiver nursing services)
• 3The nurse must document verbal physician orders in writing with date and time, sign the entry, and subsequently secure documentation signed and dated by the primary care physician.(Rule 5160-44-22 | NF-based level of care HCBS programs: waiver nursing services)
• 4All nurses providing waiver nursing services must possess a current, valid, unrestricted license with the Ohio board of nursing and provide services within their scope of practice.(Rule 5160-44-22 | NF-based level of care HCBS programs: waiver nursing services)
• 5A non-agency LPN must conduct an in-person visit with the individual and directing RN before initiating services and at least every one hundred twenty days thereafter.(Rule 5160-44-22 | NF-based level of care HCBS programs: waiver nursing services)
• 6If a provider cannot assist with an assessed need, the provider must notify ODM, ODA, or their designee in writing of the limitation before being included on the individual's PCSP.(Rule 5160-44-22 | NF-based level of care HCBS programs: waiver nursing services)
• 7Providers must maintain a clinical record at their place of business for each individual, including plans of care recertified by the primary care physician at least every sixty days.(Rule 5160-44-22 | NF-based level of care HCBS programs: waiver nursing services)
• 8Providers must maintain a record at the individual's residence reflecting at least the past sixty calendar days of documentation.(Rule 5160-44-22 | NF-based level of care HCBS programs: waiver nursing services)