Ala. Admin. Code r. 560-X-12-.02
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 3, December 31, 2024
Section 560-X-12-.02 - Admission Criteria(1) To be eligible for home health care, a recipient must meet all of the following criteria: (a) The recipient's illness, injury, or disability prevents the recipient from going to a physician's office, clinic or other outpatient setting for required treatment; as a result, he or she would, in all probability, have to be admitted to a hospital or nursing home because of complications arising from lack of treatment.(b) The recipient is unable to function without the aid of supportive devices, such as crutches, a cane, wheelchair or walker and requires the use of special transportation or the assistance of another person.Ala. Admin. Code r. 560-X-12-.02
Rule effective October 1, 1982. Amended effective December 12, 1988. Amended: Filed February 5, 2001; effective March 12, 2001. Amended: Filed May 11, 2012; effective June 15, 2012.Author: Mattie Jackson, Program Manager, Program Management Unit, Long Term Care Division
Statutory Authority: Titles XVIII and XIX, Social Security Act; 42 C.F.R. § 440.70; State Plan.