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N.J.A.C. 10:60-1.2 - Definitions (Home Care Services / Medicaid)
New JerseyregulationNJ Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS)
What this rule requires your agency to do
- 1PCA services must be performed under the supervision of a registered professional nurse, certified as medically necessary, and in accordance with the beneficiary's written plan of care.(N.J.A.C. 10:60-1.2 - Definitions (Home Care Services / Medicaid))
- 2A personal care assistant must be certified by the NJ Board of Nursing as a homemaker-home health aide, complete a minimum of 12 hours of in-service education per year offered by the agency, and be supervised by a registered professional nurse employed by a Division-approved health care services firm, home health agency, or hospice agency.(N.J.A.C. 10:60-1.2 - Definitions (Home Care Services / Medicaid))
- 3For a beneficiary to receive private duty nursing under MLTSS or EPSDT, the primary caregiver must reside with the beneficiary and provide a minimum of eight hours of care in any 24-hour period.(N.J.A.C. 10:60-1.2 - Definitions (Home Care Services / Medicaid))
- 4A homemaker-home health aide must successfully complete a personal care assistant services training program and be certified as a homemaker-home health aide by the NJ Board of Nursing.(N.J.A.C. 10:60-1.2 - Definitions (Home Care Services / Medicaid))
- 5A homemaker-home health aide must successfully complete a minimum of 12 hours of in-service education per year offered by the agency.(N.J.A.C. 10:60-1.2 - Definitions (Home Care Services / Medicaid))
- 6A home health agency must be approved by the NJ Department of Health (including Certificate of Need and licensure when applicable), certified as a home health agency under Title XVIII (Medicare), and approved for participation by NJ Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare.(N.J.A.C. 10:60-1.2 - Definitions (Home Care Services / Medicaid))
- 7A homemaker-home health aide must be supervised by a registered professional nurse employed by a Division-approved home health agency provider.(N.J.A.C. 10:60-1.2 - Definitions (Home Care Services / Medicaid))
Applies to: personal care
Definitional section of NJ Medicaid's Home Care Services chapter; embeds qualification, in-service, and supervision requirements within the definitions of homemaker-home health aide, PCA, and primary caregiver.
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