Policy Manual sample

MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. · The skills of a qualified therapist are needed to restore patient function; · The patient’s condition requires a qualified therapist to design or establish a maintenance program; or · The skills of a qualified therapist are needed to perform maintenance therapy. Summary: -Multiple therapy services (PT-OT-ST), will require that each therapy will need to re-evaluate the patient during the stated visit (30 days) for reassessment of ongoing therapy services. -Transient conditions, after hospitalization weakness (lethargic, syncope), does not qualify for therapy services. -Plan of Care goals clearly stated Long and Short Term with measurable time-frames. Measurable progress must be documented on the clinical notes. - Therapy Evaluation and Care Plan developed by our registered therapists shall be transferred to a Patient’s Plan of Care (485 Form) or Initial/Modify Order that is signed by Patient’s Physician within 30 days, for that reason the Physician Signature on the Therapy Evaluation or Care Plan Form is optional, and not required by our Agency, or in other cases our Agency will attach the Therapy Evaluation/Care Plan to the Plan of Care (485) and both forms will be signed by the Patient’s Physician. Home Health Agency - - Skilled Professional Services C-10