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MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. health agency and of up to four entities licensed under State Statutes which are owned, operated, or managed by the same corporate entity. (11) Clinical Manager: A person who is a licensed physician, physical therapist, speech language pathologist, occupational therapist, audiologist, social worker, or a registered nurse, who provide oversight of all patient care services and personnel. (12) "Home health agency (HHA)" means an organization that provides home health services and staffing services. Parent home health agency means the agency that provides direct support and administrative control of a branch. Primary home health agency means the HHA which accepts the initial referral of a patient, and which provides services directly to the patient or via another health care provider under arrangements (as applicable). Proprietary agency means a private, for ‐ profit agency. (13) "Home health agency personnel" means persons who are employed by or under contract with a home health agency and enter the home or place of residence of patients at any time in the course of their employment or contract. (14) "Home health services" means health and medical services and medical supplies furnished by an organization to an individual in the individual's home or place of residence. The term includes organizations that provide one or more of the following: (a) Nursing care means treatment of the patient’s illness or injury by a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse that is ordered as required in State Statutes and included in the plan of care. (b) Physical, occupational, respiratory, or speech therapy. (c) Home health aide services. (d) Dietetics and nutrition practice and nutrition counseling. (e) Medical supplies, restricted to drugs and biologicals prescribed by a physician. (15) "Home health aide" means a person who is trained or qualified, as provided by rule, and who provides hands-on personal care, performs simple procedures as an extension of therapy or nursing services, assists in ambulation or exercises, or assists in administering medications as permitted in rule and for which the person has received training established by the agency under State Statutes. The licensed home health agency or licensed nurse registry shall ensure that the home health aide employed by or under contract with the home health agency or licensed nurse registry is adequately trained to perform the tasks of a home health aide in the home setting. (16) "Homemaker" means a person who performs household chores that include housekeeping, meal planning and preparation, shopping assistance, and routine household activities for an elderly, handicapped, or convalescent individual. A homemaker may not provide hands-on personal care to a client. (17) "Home infusion therapy provider" means an organization that employs, contracts with, or refers a licensed professional who has received advanced training and experience in intravenous infusion therapy and who administers infusion therapy to a patient in the patient's home or place of residence. Home Health Agency - - Introduction 4