§ 40-18-3. Patient assessment and provision of services.
(a) The services defined and delineated in § 40-18-2 shall be provided only to those hospitalized patients who are medically eligible
for placement in a skilled nursing facility and/or intermediate-care facility. Provision
of long-term home healthcare services paid for by government funds shall be based
upon, but not limited to, a comprehensive assessment that shall include, but not be
limited to, an evaluation of the medical, social, and environmental needs of each
applicant for the services or program. This assessment shall also serve as the basis
for the development and provision of
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§ 40-18-3. Patient assessment and provision of services.
(a) The services defined and delineated in § 40-18-2 shall be provided only to those hospitalized patients who are medically eligible
for placement in a skilled nursing facility and/or intermediate-care facility. Provision
of long-term home healthcare services paid for by government funds shall be based
upon, but not limited to, a comprehensive assessment that shall include, but not be
limited to, an evaluation of the medical, social, and environmental needs of each
applicant for the services or program. This assessment shall also serve as the basis
for the development and provision of an appropriate plan of care for the applicant.
In cases in which the applicant is a patient in a hospital, the assessment shall be
completed by persons designated by the director, including, but not limited to, the
applicant's physician, the discharge coordinator of the hospital, and a representative
of the department of human services.
(b) Continued provision of long-term home healthcare services paid for by government funds
shall be based upon a comprehensive assessment of the medical, social, and environmental
needs of the recipient of the services. The assessment shall be performed at least
every one hundred eighty (180) days by the department of human services.