Chapter 59A-8 — Minimum Standards for Home Health Agencies
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| 59A-8.001 | Purpose | |
| 59A-8.002 | Definitions | 5/5/2026 |
| 59A-8.0025 | Telephone Reporting (Repealed) | 5/14/2012 |
| 59A-8.0028 | Agencies Exempt from Licensure as Home Health Agencies | |
| 59A-8.003 | Licensure Requirements | 1/26/2026 |
| 59A-8.0035 | License Fees | |
| 59A-8.0038 | Application for Licensure | |
| 59A-8.004 | Licensure Procedure (Repealed) | 2/1/2018 |
| 59A-8.005 | Certificates of Exemption and Exempt Status | 1/26/2026 |
| 59A-8.007 | Geographic Service Area | 7/8/2026 |
| 59A-8.008 | Scope of Services | 5/5/2026 |
| 59A-8.0086 | Denial, Suspension, Revocation of License and Imposition of Fines (Repealed) | 10/2/2011 |
| 59A-8.0088 | Right of Inspection | |
| 59A-8.009 | Personnel Policies | |
| 59A-8.0095 | Personnel | 5/31/2026 |
| 59A-8.0097 | Medication Training and Validation | 5/24/2023 |
| 59A-8.0099 | Minimum Training Requirements for Home Health Aides for Medically Fragile Children | 5/31/2026 |
| 59A-8.010 | Administrator | |
| 59A-8.011 | Nursing Director | |
| 59A-8.012 | Registered Nurse | |
| 59A-8.013 | Administrator | |
| 59A-8.014 | Home Health Aide | |
| 59A-8.015 | Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant | |
| 59A-8.016 | Speech Pathologist | |
| 59A-8.017 | Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapist Assistant | |
| 59A-8.0175 | Respiratory Therapist | |
| 59A-8.018 | Social Worker | |
| 59A-8.0185 | Personnel Policies (Repealed) | 10/2/2011 |
| 59A-8.019 | Homemakers, Companions, and Sitters Employed by Home Health Agencies | |
| 59A-8.020 | Acceptance of Patients or Clients | 8/15/2006 |
| 59A-8.0205 | Advance Directives | |
| 59A-8.021 | Patient Care Plan and Plan of Treatment | |
| 59A-8.0215 | Plan of Care | 8/15/2006 |
| 59A-8.0216 | RN Delegation of Tasks | 5/24/2023 |
| 59A-8.0218 | Service Provision Plan | |
| 59A-8.0219 | Medication Administration | 5/24/2023 |
| 59A-8.022 | Clinical Records | 7/11/2013 |
| 59A-8.024 | Administration of Drugs and Biologicals | |
| 59A-8.0245 | Advance Directives | 7/11/2013 |
| 59A-8.0248 | Excellence in Home Health | 7/25/2023 |
| 59A-8.025 | Registration Requirements for Homemaker and Companion Services Providers | 7/27/2016 |
| 59A-8.026 | Penalties | |
| 59A-8.027 | Emergency Management Plans | 7/27/2016 |