Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 1 - Administration
Chapter 12 - Facilities and Local Units
Article 11 - Home Health Agencies
7 AAC 12.514 - Acceptance of patients
Current through November 28, 2024
A home health agency may accept a patient for treatment only if there is a reasonable expectation that the patient's needs will be met adequately by the home health agency in the patient's place of residence. A home health agency may not accept a patient for treatment if that patient's place of residence is a hospital or nursing facility. The agency must consider the following factors before accepting a patient for home health services:
(1) adequacy and suitability of staff and resources of the agency to provide needed services;
(2) assessments of medical, nursing, and social needs of the patient as they relate to the benefits derived from home health care;
(3) attitudes of the patient and family members;
(4) degree of patient and family awareness of their rights and responsibilities;
(5) management of medical emergencies;
(6) availability, ability, and willingness of others to participate in the care of the patient; and
(7) assurance that services can be effectively coordinated through liaison with organizations and individuals also providing care to the patient.
Authority:AS 18.05.040
