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Okla. Admin. Code 317:35-15-8 - Agency State Plan Personal Care (SPPC) service authorization and monitoring

OklahomaregulationOklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) / Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS)

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The provider agency must ensure an RN co-signs the progress notes. (OAC 317:35-15-8)(Okla. Admin. Code 317:35-15-8 - Agency State Plan Personal Care (SPPC) service authorization and monitoring)
  • 2The provider agency must ensure a registered nurse (RN) conducts the monitoring visit when the personal care assistant (PCA) is performing hands-on personal care. (OAC 317:35-15-8)(Okla. Admin. Code 317:35-15-8 - Agency State Plan Personal Care (SPPC) service authorization and monitoring)
  • 3The provider agency must limit licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to conducting the monitoring visit only when the PCA is not performing hands-on personal care. (OAC 317:35-15-8)(Okla. Admin. Code 317:35-15-8 - Agency State Plan Personal Care (SPPC) service authorization and monitoring)
  • 4The personal care provider agency nurse or staff must contact the member within five (5) business days of authorized document receipt. (OAC 317:35-15-8)(Okla. Admin. Code 317:35-15-8 - Agency State Plan Personal Care (SPPC) service authorization and monitoring)
  • 5The provider agency nurse must make a monitoring visit using the Adv/SPPC Nurse Evaluation at least every six (6) months to assess the member's satisfaction and needs. (OAC 317:35-15-8)(Okla. Admin. Code 317:35-15-8 - Agency State Plan Personal Care (SPPC) service authorization and monitoring)
  • 6The provider agency must submit monitoring documentation to the OKDHS HCMN I or II for review within five (5) business days of the visit. (OAC 317:35-15-8)(Okla. Admin. Code 317:35-15-8 - Agency State Plan Personal Care (SPPC) service authorization and monitoring)

Applies to: personal care (agency-provided State Plan Personal Care services)

Oklahoma's State Plan Personal Care rule requires the provider agency nurse to conduct periodic monitoring visits of members receiving personal care, with an RN required when the personal care assistant performs hands-on care, and sets timelines for initial contact and documentation submission.

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