N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45B-14.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:45B-14.7 - Homemaker-home health aides and agencies

(a) In order to place certified homemaker-home health aides, an agency regulated by the Division shall be licensed as a health care service firm. If an agency regulated by the Division is not licensed as a health care service firm, it shall not place certified homemaker-home health aides.

(b) A health care service firm shall only refer or place actively certified homemaker-home health aides that are employed by the agency.

(c) A homemaker-home health aide employed by a health care service firm shall only perform tasks that have either been delegated to him or her by the health care practitioner supervisor or which the health care practitioner supervisor has directed the homemaker-home health aide to perform.

(d) The health care practitioner supervisor shall ensure that the homemaker-home health aide demonstrates that he or she is competent to perform the client care the health care practitioner supervisor delegates.

(e) The health care practitioner supervisor shall document in the patient's record every task that has been delegated to a homemaker-home health aide.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45B-14.7

New Rule, R.2008 d.5, effective 1/7/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 1999(a), 40 N.J.R. 185(a).
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 13:45B-15.7 by R.2008 d.92, effective 4/21/2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 91(b), 40 N.J.R. 2118(a).
Amended by R.2008 d.254, effective 8/18/2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 1762(a), 40 N.J.R. 4819(a).
In (a), deleted "of Consumer Affairs" following "Division" twice.
Administrative correction.
See: 47 N.J.R. 830(a).