N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 553.07

Current through Register No. 36, September 5, 2024

Section He-W 553.07 - Non-Covered Services

Non-covered home health services shall include:

(a) Physician services;

(b) Social worker services;

(c) Nutritionist services;

(d) Visits provided solely for the purpose of supervising the LNA;

(e) Services provided by an LNA, RN, or LPN or other licensed therapy provider which are not medically related and which constitute routine household activities, day care, or recreational services;

(f) Services rendered without a physician's signed order;

(g) Any service whose primary purpose is providing emotional support;

(h) Any service whose primary purpose is the care or supervision that would be required by any individual of the recipient's chronological age;

(i) Drugs and biologicals;

(j) Meals delivered to the home; and

(k) Homemaker services considered to be general household activities, except as described in He-W 553.06(d) (2) j., including:

(1) Keeping a safe environment in areas of the home used by the recipient;

(2) Performing house cleaning;

(3) Rearranging furniture to assure that the recipient can safely reach necessary supplies or medication;

(4) Completing laundry tasks; and

(5) Assisting the recipient with purchasing food and helping with the preparation of meals and special diets.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 553.07

#8972, eff 9-11-07; ss by #9102, eff 3-18-08

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 28, Filed July 14, 2016, Proposed by #11127, Effective 7/1/2016, Expires 7/1/2026.