Section 7.12.521. Therapy services.

	(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;  
		(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;  
		(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;  
		(3) prepare clinical progress notes; and  
		(4) prepare summaries of care.  

Authorities

18.05.040

Notes

Reference

7 AAC 12.519

Authority

AS 18.05.040 Editor's note: Information concerning current certificate holders for speech therapy services under 7 AAC 12.521 may be obtained from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 10801 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20851.

History

Eff. 9/6/96, Register 139

References

7.12.521