New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 320 - EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT (EPSDT) SERVICES
Part 2 - EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT (EPSDT) SERVICES
Section 8.320.2.19 - EPSDT PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
MAD pays for private duty nursing (PDN) services as part of the EPSDT program, see 42 CFR Section 441.57. Services must be accessed through the tot to teen healthcheck screen. A MAP eligible recipient is under 21 years, who has been referred for PDN services shift care (not intermittent care), must meet the established medically fragile criteria and parameters that have been approved by MAD.
A. EPSDT PDN eligible providers: A nurse working for a MAD approved PDN agency must have a RN or LPN on staff that meets MAD requirements. Services must be furnished under the direction of the MAP eligible recipient's PCP. Certification for participation as a medicare home health agency is not required. The following agencies are eligible to be reimbursed for providing EPSDT PDN services:
B. EPSDT PDN coverage criteria: PDN services must be furnished by a RN or a LPN in the MAP eligible recipient's home or in his or her school setting if it is medically necessary for school attendance. The goal of the provision of care is to avoid institutionalization and maintain the MAP eligible recipient's function level in a home setting.
C. EPSDT PDN treatment plan: The need for skilled nursing services must be included in the MAP eligible recipient's ITP or ISP. The ISP meeting must have been held and the ISP written by the RN or case manager must be approved before nursing services can start. The plan must contain the following:
D. EPSDT PDN covered services: MAD covers the following PDN services:
E. EPSDT PDN noncovered services: PDN services are subject to the limitations and coverage restrictions which exist for other MAD services. See Section 14 of this rule for general non-covered MAD EPSDT services or activities.