S.D. Admin. R. 67:54:06:09

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 34, September 9, 2024

Section 67:54:06:09 - Covered services - Personal attendant

Covered services of a personal attendant are those services listed in the case service plan which include services such as the following:

(1) Practicing infection control methods;

(2) Handling and disposing of body fluids;

(3) Bathing techniques including bed, tub, and shower;

(4) Caring for hair, including shaving;

(5) Maintaining oral hygiene, including brushing teeth and cleaning dentures;

(6) Dressing and undressing a consumer;

(7) Assisting with toileting;

(8) Caring for a consumer who is incontinent;

(9) Feeding or assisting a consumer with eating, unless there is another person in the home who is able to perform the task;

(10) Planning and preparing meals including shopping for and purchasing food, unless there is another person in the home who is able to perform the task;

(11) Performing routine eye care;

(12) Taking a consumer's temperature;

(13) Caring of nails and feet;

(14) Applying an ace wrap and anti-embolic stockings;

(15) Assisting the consumer apply or remove a prosthesis or orthotic;

(16) Assisting a consumer with self-administration of medications;

(17) Changing dressings on noninfected sores;

(18) Caring for skin including giving back rubs;

(19) Turning and positioning the consumer in bed;

(20) Transferring the consumer;

(21) Maintaining the consumer's home in a clean and safe condition, unless there is another person in the home who is able to perform the task;

(22) Making a wrinkle-free bed, unless there is another person in the home who is able to perform the task;

(23) Laundering and mending clothes, unless there is another person in the home who is able to perform the task;

(24) Assisting the consumer with paying bills, balancing a checkbook, and managing a home budget, unless there is another person in the home who is able to perform the task;

(25) Performing range of motion exercises designed for the specific consumer;

(26) Performing routine ostomy care;

(27) Assisting with a bladder and bowel program;

(28) Assisting the consumer into and out of a vehicle;

(29) Providing ventilator management if the personal attendant is a family member. A consumer who was receiving ventilator management by someone other than a family member before the effective date of this rule change is not affected by this change;

(30) Performing tracheostomy care if the personal attendant is a family member. A consumer who was receiving tracheostomy care by someone other than a family member before the effective date of this rule change is not affected by this change;

(31) Providing chest physiotherapy;

(32) Providing nebulizer therapy; and

(33) Applying topical medications.

S.D. Admin. R. 67:54:06:09

21 SDR 230, effective 7/13/1995; 26 SDR 99, effective 1/30/2000; 30 SDR 135, effective 3/16/2004.

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1(1).

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1(1).