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Benefit Policy Manual (CMS Pub. 100-02, Ch.9 §40.1.7)
Home health aide services to provide personal care services may only be provided by individuals who have successfully completed a home health aide training and competency evaluation program as required in 42 CFR 484.36. Aide services must be provided under the general supervision of a registered nurse, and include such services as:
- Bathing
- Dressing
- Grooming
- Other personal cares as assigned to promote the comfort and care of the beneficiary.
Aide services may include assistance in and maintenance of a safe and healthy environment, including changing the bed or light cleaning and laundering essential to the comfort and cleanliness of the beneficiary.
Page last updated: March 11, 2009
