An organization that provides home health care and is licensed, certified, or otherwise qualified as a home health care agency by the state in which services are rendered.
means an agency that specializes in giving nursing and other medical services in the home. It must be approved by the state in which it is located to provide such services. Hospice means an organization which is staffed and equipped to: 1. provide care for persons who are terminally ill and do not require the full services of a Hospital or Extended Care Facility; 2. offer medical services under the direction of a Physician and a 24-hour professional nursing staff; 3. provide, directly or by arrangement, social, psychological or spiritual services; and 4. is licensed, certified or registered if such is required by the state in which the facility is located.
Either a private commercial venture or a state-operated organization that is licensed to provide health care and/or homemaker services to individuals who need assistance but need not be institutionalized. Those who actually provide the services are commonly referred to as home health aides who may or may not have to be specifically trained and licensed or certified in particular states. Newer long-term care policies often pay for such services performed in an insured's home.
is an organization that meets all of these tests: its main function is to provide Home Health Care Services and Supplies; it is federally certified as a Home Health Care Agency; and it is licensed by the state in which it is located, if licensing is required.
An agency that provides care and services in a person's home. This agency can provide medical services, usually conducted by a registered nurse (RN), physical therapist (PT) or occupational therapist (OT) and can provide personal care services or homemaker services.
An agency staffed and licensed to provide health services to patients in their own homes.
a hospital, or a nonprofit or public home health care agency that: Primarily provides therapeutic services under the supervision of a physician or a registered graduate nurse; Is run according to rules established by a group of professional persons; Maintains clinical records on all patients; and Does not primarily provide custodial care, or care and treatment of the mentally ill. A home health care agency must be licensed and run according to the laws that pertain to agencies in jurisdictions where required.
certified by each state and by Medicare, these agencies can provide everything from skilled nursing care and therapy to assistance with grocery shopping and personal paperwork. See Chapter 2, Sections D and E.
an agency licensed by the state and accredited to provide services such as skilled nursing during visits to the patient's home.
An agency that is licensed and operated as a home health care agency in the state in which it is located.
