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South Dakota Medicaid Billing and Policy Manual — Home Health Agency Services: Supervisory Visits
South Dakotasub-regulatorySouth Dakota Department of Social Services, Division of Medical Services (Medicaid)
What this rule requires your agency to do
- 1The provider must treat supervisory and recertification visits as overhead cost and must not bill them separately as a home health service. (SD Medicaid Home Health Agency Services Manual — Supervisory Visits)(South Dakota Medicaid Billing and Policy Manual — Home Health Agency Services: Supervisory Visits)
- 2The provider must ensure the home health aide is present during each supervisory visit. (SD Medicaid Home Health Agency Services Manual — Supervisory Visits)(South Dakota Medicaid Billing and Policy Manual — Home Health Agency Services: Supervisory Visits)
- 3The provider must ensure a registered nurse conducts a supervisory visit at least once every two weeks (every 14 days) to determine whether the recipient's health care needs and plan-of-care goals are being met. (SD Medicaid Home Health Agency Services Manual — Supervisory Visits)(South Dakota Medicaid Billing and Policy Manual — Home Health Agency Services: Supervisory Visits)
- 4The provider must ensure supervision of therapy assistants is provided in accordance with applicable licensure provisions, including SDCL Ch. 36-10 and SDCL Ch. 36-31. (SD Medicaid Home Health Agency Services Manual)(South Dakota Medicaid Billing and Policy Manual — Home Health Agency Services: Supervisory Visits)
Applies to: home health agency services, including home health aide supervision
The SD Medicaid Home Health Agency Services manual requires that a registered nurse conduct a supervisory visit at least once every two weeks to verify the recipient's health care needs and plan-of-care goals are being met, with the home health aide present, and treats such supervisory/recertification visits as non-billable overhead.
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