N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 601.04

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024

Section He-P 601.04 - Personal Care Services

(a) Personal care services shall be provided by personal care service workers in accordance with these rules.

(b) Personal care services shall include the following services:

(1) Hands-on assistance with activities of daily living necessary to carry out daily self-care activities such as grooming, toileting, eating, dressing, getting into or out of a bed or chair, walking, bathing, and continence, or cuing an individual to perform a task;

(2) Under the direction of the individual, assistance with self-administration of oral or topical medication as prescribed, to include:

a. Reminding the individual regarding the timing and dosage of the medication, and to take his or her medication as written on the medication container;

b. Placing the medication container within reach of the individual;

c. Assisting the individual with opening the medication container;

d. Assisting the individual by steadying shaking hands; and

e. Observing the individual take the medication and recording the same in the individual's record;

(3) Accompanying the individual in the community when:

a. The assistance of the personal care worker is required for the individual to access necessary services; and

b. The need for re-direction or direct assistance, or both, is required;

(4) When non-medical transportation services are authorized, hands-on assistance at the authorized destination when the comprehensive care plan documents that this assistance is required at the destination; and

(5) General household tasks, limited to the following:

a. Laundering the individual's personal clothing items, towels, and bedding;

b. Light cleaning limited to the individual's bedroom, bathroom, mobility, and medical devices, and common living spaces;

c. When the individual lives alone, light cleaning of the kitchen, entry way areas, and common living spaces, in order to maintain a safe environment;

d. Errands for necessary tasks identified in the comprehensive care plan; and

e. Preparing non-communal meals and snacks, unless for multiple CFI individuals, including cleaning the food preparation area after the food is served.

(c) Personal care services shall not include:

(1) For the purpose of transportation only, when no other assistance is required;

(2) When provided in any of the following settings:

a. A residential care facility;

b. A hospital;

c. A nursing facility;

d. A rehabilitation facility; and

e. An adult family care home.

(4) When provided by any of the following individuals:

a. The individual's personal care services representative;

b. The individual's agent acting under a designated power of attorney pursuant to RSA 564-E; or

c. The individual's legal guardian.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 601.04

(See Revision Notes # 1 and #2 at chapter heading for He-P 600) #9898-A, eff 3-29-11

Amended by Volume XL Number 41, Filed October 8, 2020, Proposed by #13115, Effective 10/1/2020, Expires 10/1/2030