Alabama Administrative Code
Title 560 - ALABAMA MEDICAID AGENCY
Chapter 560-X-46 - HOSPICE CARE
Section 560-X-46-.05 - Services
Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 560-X-46-.05
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) Swing bed services include care ordinarily provided by a SNF facility (Refer to Chapter 10). Such services include but are not limited to:
(a) Nursing care provided by or under the
supervision of a registered nurse.
(b) Bed and board in a semiprivate room.
Private accommodations may be utilized if the patient's condition requires that
he/she be isolated, the facility has no ward or semiprivate rooms, or all
semiprivate rooms were full at the time of admission and remain so during the
recipient's stay.
(c) Over the
counter drugs including acetaminophen, aspirin, antacids, antidiarrheals, and
stool softeners which are routinely used in the care of patients.
(d) Personal services and supplies ordinarily
furnished by the facility for the comfort and cleanliness of the
patient.
(e) Nursing and treatment
supplies as ordered by the patient's physician or as required for quality
nursing care. These include, but are not limited to, needles, syringes,
catheters, catheter trays, drainage bags, indwelling catheters, enema bags,
normal dressing, special dressings (such as ABD pads and pressure dressings)
intravenous administration sets, normal intravenous fluids (such as glucose,
D5W, D10W).
(2) Services must be ordered by a physician.
Author: Vicki Huff
Statutory Authority: Title XIX, Social Security Act; State Plan, Attachment 3.1-A, 4.19-D; 42 CFR §409, Subpart C and D.
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