LAC 50:XXI.13927. Skilled Nursing Services

A. Skilled nursing services are medically necessary nursing services ordered by a physician and provided by a licensed registered nurse, nurse practitioner, or a licensed practical nurse working under the supervision of a registered nurse. Skilled nursing services shall be provided by a licensed, enrolled home health agency and require an individual nursing service plan. These services must be included in the beneficiary’s approved CPOC. All available Medicaid State Plan skilled nursing services must be exhausted before accessing this service. Beneficiaries, up to the age of 21, must access these services as outlined on the CPOC through the Home Health Program in the Medicaid State Plan pursuant to the EPSDT benefit. B. When there is more than one beneficiary in the home receiving skilled nursing services, services may be shared and payment must be coordinated with the service authorization system and each beneficiary approved CPOC. Nursing consultations are offered on an individual basis only. C. Provider Qualifications. The provider must be licensed by the Department of Health as a home health agency. D. Monitored in-home caregiving services cannot be provided at the same time or on the same day as skilled nursing services. E. All requests for over 12 hours of skilled nursing per day must be reviewed and approved by the LDH medical director and medical evaluation team.