Home health aide definition

Home health aide means a non-licensed person who provides personal care services, companion services, homemaker services and who may perform tasks delegated by a licensed nurse as permitted by 24 Del.C. Ch.19. A home health aide (A) has at least one year of practical experience in a Department licensed or approved hospital, nursing home, or home care setting; or (B) has satisfactorily completed an appropriate home care course which includes the training requirements contained within these regulations; or (C) is a student nurse pursuing a degree in nursing who has completed the clinical practicum portion of their training.
Home health aide means a person registered or certified as a nursing assistant under chapter 18.88 RCW who, under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse or licensed therapist, assists in the delivery of nursing or therapy related activities, or both.

Examples of Home health aide in a sentence

  • Home health aide services.6. Home care furnished by a Hospital or Home Health Care Agency, under the direction of a Hospice, including Custodial Care if it is provided during a regular visit by a Registered Nurse, a Licensed Practical Nurse or a home health aide.

  • Services include:1) Appropriate mental health, developmental, and rehabilitation services2) Day treatment or other partial hospitalization services3) Durable medical equipment4) Home health aide services and personal care services in the home***Inpatient hospitals, nursing homes, and other long-term care facilities are not considered an integrated setting for the purposes of providing home and community-based health services.


More Definitions of Home health aide

Home health aide means an individual who renders personal related service under the supervision of a registered professional nurse.
Home health aide means an individual who provides personal care to clients in their temporary or permanent place of residence for a fee;
Home health aide means an individual who provides personal
Home health aide means an individual who is a nursing as- sistant certified or nursing assistant registered under chapter 18.88A RCW.
Home health aide means an individual who is hired to perform home health aide
Home health aide means a person who obtains a Certificate of Completion, as required by law, which allows performance of health care and other related services under the supervision of a registered nurse from the home health agency, or performance of simple procedures as an extension of physical, speech, or occupational therapy under the supervision of licensed therapists.
Home health aide means an individual who has a home health aide certificate issued by the licensing agency as specified in K.A.R. 28-51-113.