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Adult Services Manual (ASM) 101 - Available Services (Home Help)

Michigansub_regulatoryMichigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS), Adult Services· effective 2018-04-01

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1Home Help services must not be approved for excluded items including supervising/monitoring/reminding (functional rank 2), services for the benefit of others, services a responsible relative is able and available to provide, services duplicated by another resource, transportation, money management, home-delivered meals, day care, and recreational activities.(Adult Services Manual (ASM) 101 - Available Services (Home Help))
  • 2Covered Home Help personal care activities are limited to the listed ADLs (eating, toileting, bathing, grooming, dressing, transferring, mobility) and IADLs (taking medication, meal preparation/cleanup, shopping, laundry, light housecleaning); other tasks are not payable.(Adult Services Manual (ASM) 101 - Available Services (Home Help))

Applies to: personal care

Defines the payment and nonpayment Home Help services available, the ADL/IADL task list, complex care tasks, and services not covered by the program.

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