LAC 50:XIII.105. Home Health Agency Responsibilities [Formerly LAC 50:XIX.105]

A. Home health agencies must comply with the following requirements as condition for participation in the Medicaid Program. 1. The home health agency must provide to the bureau, upon request, the supporting documentation verifying that the recipient meets the medical necessity criteria for services. 2. Home health services shall be terminated when the goals outlined in the plan of care have been achieved, regardless of the number of days or visits that have been approved. 3. The home health agency must ensure that the family is instructed on a home maintenance exercise program which has been established by the treating physical therapist. 4. The home health agency shall discharge a patient once it has been determined that the patient or his/her legally responsible caregiver is noncompliant with the treatment regimen, keeping medical appointments and/or assisting with medication compliance and med-pack setups. 5. The home health agency must report complaints and suspected cases of abuse or neglect of a home health recipient to the appropriate authorities if the agency has knowledge that a minor child, a non-consenting adult or a mentally incompetent adult has been abused or is not receiving proper medical care due to neglect or lack of cooperation on the part of the legal guardians or caretakers. This includes knowledge that a recipient is routinely taken out of the home by a legal guardian or caretaker against medical advice or when it is obviously medically contraindicated.