Current through August 30, 2024
(a) Physical therapy services offered by a
home health agency must be provided in accordance with a plan of care by or
under the supervision of a physical therapist licensed under AS 08.84. A
physical therapist employed by or on contract with a home health agency shall
(1) evaluate a patient;
(2) establish or modify a physical therapy
treatment plan upon written or verbal orders from a physician, advanced
practice registered nurse, or physician assistant;
(3) prepare clinical progress
notes;
(4) prepare summaries of
care;
(5) plan, supervise, and
delegate services to a physical therapy assistant licensed under AS 08.84;
and
(6) makes supervisory visits to
the patient's residence every two weeks to evaluate the effectiveness of the
services furnished by the physical therapy assistant and to document the
patient's condition in the clinical record.
(b) Occupational therapy services offered by
a home health agency must be provided in accordance with a plan of care by an
occupational therapist licensed under AS 08.84. An occupational therapist
employed by or on contract with a home health agency shall
(1) evaluate a patient;
(2) establish or modify an occupational
therapy treatment plan upon written or verbal orders from a physician, advanced
practice registered nurse, or physician assistant;
(3) prepare clinical progress
notes;
(4) prepare summaries of
care;
(5) plan, supervise, and
delegate services to an occupational therapy assistant licensed under AS 08.84;
and
(6) make supervisory visits to
the patient's residence every two weeks to evaluate the effectiveness of the
services furnished by the occupational therapy assistant and document the
patient's condition in the clinical record.
(c) A physical therapy assistant and
occupational therapy assistant shall
(1)
assist in preparing clinical progress notes; and
(2) participate in educating the patient,
family, and staff.
(d)
Speech therapy services offered by a home health agency must be provided in
accordance with a plan of care by a speech therapist who has a current
certificate of clinical competence in speech pathology granted by the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association. A speech pathologist employed by or under
contract to a home health agency shall
(1)
evaluate a patient;
(2) establish
or modify a speech therapy treatment plan upon written or verbal instructions
from the treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician
assistant;
(3) prepare clinical
progress notes; and
(4) prepare
summaries of care.
Authority:AS
18.05.040
AS
47.32.010
AS
47.32.030
