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MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. or less than 8 hours each day for periods of 21 days or less, with extensions in exceptional circumstances when the need for additional care is finite and predictable. Physical Therapy (PT); Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) services; or Continuing Occupational Therapy (OT). Patient Eligibility—Under the Care of a Physician and Receiving Services Under a Plan of Care For Medicare recipients requires that the patient must be under the care of a Medicare-enrolled physician, defined at as follows: Doctor of Medicine; Doctor of Osteopathy; or Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (may perform only plan of treatment functions that are consistent with the functions he or she is authorized to perform under State law). The patient must receive home health services under a plan of care established and periodically reviewed by a physician, a plan of care may not be established and reviewed by any physician who has a financial relationship with our Agency. Care/service may have limitations such as patient-related restrictions (e.g., provided only to ambulatory patients, provided only when patient cannot perform personal care tasks independently, limited life expectancy, availability of a responsible caregiver, safety restrictions, etc.), or Agency- related restrictions (e.g., ability of personnel, hours of operation, etc.). It is the policy of MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. that patients are admitted to this facility and are rendered services without distinction due to race, sexual orientation, color, national origin, handicapping condition, sex, religion, or age. This facility complies fully with: 1. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 2. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 3. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975. 4. Patients shall be accepted for care on the basis of a reasonable expectation that the patient's health and social needs can be met safely and adequately by the agency in the patient's place-of residence. 5. The Agency shall consider the medical, nursing and social aspects of the client's condition in making the decision to accept the client for care. Considerations relevant to the acceptance of clients shall include, but not necessarily be limited to: a. Adequacy and suitability of Agency personnel and resources to provide the services required by the client. b. Attitudes of client and his family toward his care at home. If at any time during the course of treatment of client, because of the client's general attitude towards care, i.e., client can be discharged upon reasonable written notice to him and the attending physician and proper community agencies notified. c. Reasonable expectation that the client's medical, nursing and social needs can be met adequately in his residence, including a plan to meet medical emergencies. d. Adequate physical facilities in the client's residence for his proper care. e. Have had a face-to-face encounter with a physician or allowed Non-Physician Practitioner (NPP). (Medicare recipient patients). 6. The R.N. will determine type, appropriateness, and adequacy of requested services including at a minimum an initial home visit for assessment of the client's needs and development of the client care plan within 48 hours of the start of service. 7. Types of Patients Admitted a. Patients with acute, non-chronic, episodic type disease or disability who will return to pre-illness level of functioning. 8. Method of Payment, Medicare, Private Insurance, Self Pay, if the Agency reach provider or contract we may accept waiver, HMO and Medicaid beneficiaries. MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. will verify benefit eligibility and services covered. We will notify the patient/family of their financial obligation, if any, and complete all related paperwork. Home Health Agency - - Skilled Professional Services D-50