Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub. 100-02), Ch. 7 § 30.5
Physician or Allowed Practitioner Certification and
30.5 - Physician or Allowed Practitioner Certification and
Recertification of Patient Eligibility for Medicare Home Health Services
(Rev. 10438, Issued: 11-06-20, Effective: 03-01-20, Implementation: 01- 11-21)
The HHA must be acting upon a plan of care as described in §30.2, and a physician or
allowed practitioner certification or recertification that meets the requirements of the
following sections in order for HHA services to be covered.