New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 600 - CERTIFICATION OF OTHER QUALIFIED AGENCIES
Part He-P 601 - CERTIFIED OTHER QUALIFIED AGENCIES
Section He-P 601.04 - Personal Care Services

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 601.04

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) Personal care services shall be provided by personal care service workers in accordance with these rules.

(b) Personal care services shall include the following services:

(1) Hands-on assistance with activities of daily living necessary to carry out daily self-care activities such as grooming, toileting, eating, dressing, getting into or out of a bed or chair, walking, bathing, and continence, or cuing an individual to perform a task;

(2) Under the direction of the individual, assistance with self-administration of oral or topical medication as prescribed, to include:
a. Reminding the individual regarding the timing and dosage of the medication, and to take his or her medication as written on the medication container;

b. Placing the medication container within reach of the individual;

c. Assisting the individual with opening the medication container;

d. Assisting the individual by steadying shaking hands; and

e. Observing the individual take the medication and recording the same in the individual's record;

(3) Accompanying the individual in the community when:
a. The assistance of the personal care worker is required for the individual to access necessary services; and

b. The need for re-direction or direct assistance, or both, is required;

(4) When non-medical transportation services are authorized, hands-on assistance at the authorized destination when the comprehensive care plan documents that this assistance is required at the destination; and

(5) General household tasks, limited to the following:
a. Laundering the individual's personal clothing items, towels, and bedding;

b. Light cleaning limited to the individual's bedroom, bathroom, mobility, and medical devices, and common living spaces;

c. When the individual lives alone, light cleaning of the kitchen, entry way areas, and common living spaces, in order to maintain a safe environment;

d. Errands for necessary tasks identified in the comprehensive care plan; and

e. Preparing non-communal meals and snacks, unless for multiple CFI individuals, including cleaning the food preparation area after the food is served.

(c) Personal care services shall not include:

(1) For the purpose of transportation only, when no other assistance is required;

(2) When provided in any of the following settings:
a. A residential care facility;

b. A hospital;

c. A nursing facility;

d. A rehabilitation facility; and

e. An adult family care home.

(4) When provided by any of the following individuals:
a. The individual's personal care services representative;

b. The individual's agent acting under a designated power of attorney pursuant to RSA 564-E; or

c. The individual's legal guardian.

(See Revision Notes # 1 and #2 at chapter heading for He-P 600) #9898-A, eff 3-29-11

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