Section 410 IAC 16.2-1.1-40 - "Minor regimens" definedAuthority: IC 16-28-1-7
Affected: IC 16-28
Sec. 40.
"Minor regimens" includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) Assistance with self-maintained exdwelling and indwelling catheter care and intermittent catheterization for a chronic condition.(2) Prophylactic and palliative skin care, including application of creams or ointments for treatment of minor skin problems.(3) Routine dressing that does not require packing or irrigation, but is for abrasions, skin tears, closed surgical wounds, and chronic skin conditions.(4) General maintenance care of ostomy, including routine change of bag with care and maintenance of surrounding tissue.(5) Restorative nursing assistance, including passive and/or active assisted range of motion.(6) Toileting care including assistance in use of adult briefs and cues for bowel and bladder training.(7) Routine blood glucose testing involving a finger-stick method.(8) Enema and digital stool removal therapies.(9) General maintenance care in connection with braces, splints, and plaster casts.(10) Observation of self-maintained prosthetic devices.(11) Administration of subcutaneous or intramuscular injections.(12) Metered dose inhalers, nebulizer/aerosol treatments self-administered by a resident, and routine administration of medical gases after a therapy regimen has been established.Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 16.2-1.1-40; filed Jan 21, 2003, 8:34 a.m.: 26 IR 1906, eff Mar 1, 2003; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFAReadopted filed 11/13/2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA