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Title 405 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICESArticle 1 - MEDICAID PROVIDERS AND SERVICES
Rule 405 IAC 1-4.2 - Home Health Services
Section 405 IAC 1-4.2-2 - Definitions

405 Ind. Admin. Code 1-4.2-2

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Section 405 IAC 1-4.2-2 - Definitions

Authority: IC 12-15-5-11; IC 12-15-21

Affected: IC 12-15-13-2; IC 12-15-34-1

Sec. 2.

The following definitions in this section apply throughout this rule:

(1) "HHA" means a home health agency as defined in IC 12-15-34-1 that is licensed by ISDH to provide home health services and is enrolled as a provider.
(2) "Home health care" means health care provided to Medicaid members in the member's place of residence as follows:
(A) A place of residence for home health services does not include a hospital, nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
(B) Nothing in this subdivision should be read to prohibit a member from receiving home health services in any setting in which normal life activities take place, other than a hospital, nursing facility, intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities, or any setting in which payment is or could be made under Medicaid for inpatient services that include room and board. Home health services cannot be limited to services furnished to members who are homebound.
(3) "Telehealth services" means the use of telecommunications and information technology to provide access to health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, consultation, supervision, and information across a distance.

405 IAC 1-4.2-2

Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 1-4.2-2; filed Jul 18, 1996, 3:00 p.m.: 19 IR 3375; filed Jan 9, 1997, 4:00 p.m.: 20 IR 1116; filed Oct 8, 1998, 12:23 p.m.: 22 IR 433; readopted filed Jun 27, 2001, 9:40 a.m.: 24 IR 3822; filed Jun 18, 2007, 11:38 a.m.: 20070718-IR-405070031FRA; readopted filed Sep 19, 2007, 12:16p.m.: 20071010-IR-405070311RFA; readopted filed Oct 28, 2013, 3:18 p.m.: 20131127-IR-405130241RFA
Filed 9/19/2014, 3:22 p.m.: 20141015-IR-405140194FRA
Filed 8/1/2016, 3:44 p.m.: 20160831-IR-405150418FRA
Errata filed 10/6/2016, 2:59 p.m.: 20161019-IR-405160452ACA
Filed 3/27/2018, 2:52 p.m.: 20180425-IR-405170342FRA
Filed 12/21/2018, 3:11 p.m.: 20190116-IR-405180269FRA
Readopted filed 5/30/2023, 11:54 a.m.: 20230628-IR-405230292RFA