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Wis. Admin. Code DHS 107.112(3) - Personal Care Services: Registered Nurse Supervision

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What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1A registered nurse must review the plan of care, evaluate the recipient's condition, and conduct a supervisory review of the personal care worker at least every 60 days. (Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 107.112(3))(Wis. Admin. Code DHS 107.112(3) - Personal Care Services: Registered Nurse Supervision)
  • 2The provider must ensure that all personal care services are performed by a personal care worker under the supervision of a registered nurse. (Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 107.112(3))(Wis. Admin. Code DHS 107.112(3) - Personal Care Services: Registered Nurse Supervision)
  • 3The provider must limit reimbursement claims for registered nurse supervisory visits to no more than one visit per month. (Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 107.112(3))(Wis. Admin. Code DHS 107.112(3) - Personal Care Services: Registered Nurse Supervision)
  • 4The registered nurse must develop a written plan of care based on a home visit that addresses physician orders, frequency of services, the recipient's needs, and evaluation of the recipient's home environment and family involvement. (Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 107.112(3))(Wis. Admin. Code DHS 107.112(3) - Personal Care Services: Registered Nurse Supervision)
  • 5The provider must ensure that no more than one-third of the time spent by a personal care worker is used to perform housekeeping activities. (Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 107.112(3))(Wis. Admin. Code DHS 107.112(3) - Personal Care Services: Registered Nurse Supervision)

Applies to: personal care (Medicaid personal care agency / personal care worker supervision)

Wisconsin Administrative Code DHS 107.112(3) governs Medicaid personal care services, requiring that they be performed by a personal care worker under the supervision of a registered nurse. The RN must develop a written plan of care based on a home visit and must review the plan, evaluate the recipient's condition, and conduct a supervisory review of the personal care worker at least every 60 days. Reimbursement for RN supervisory visits is limited to one per month, and no more than one-third of a worker's time may be spent on housekeeping.

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