Florida Statutes 400.54 – Annual assessment of the home health aide for medically fragile children program
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 400.54
- Agency: means the Agency for Health Care Administration. See Florida Statutes 400.462
- 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, assists in administering medications as permitted in rule and for which the person has received training established by the agency under this part, or performs tasks delegated to him or her under chapter 464. See Florida Statutes 400.462
- Home health aide for medically fragile children: means a family caregiver who meets the qualifications specified in this part and who performs tasks delegated to him or her under chapter 464 while caring for an eligible relative, and provides care relating to activities of daily living, including those associated with personal care; maintaining mobility; nutrition and hydration; toileting and elimination; assistive devices; safety and cleanliness; data gathering; reporting abnormal signs and symptoms; postmortem care; patient socialization and reality orientation; end-of-life care; cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency care; residents' or patients' rights; documentation of services performed; infection control; safety and emergency procedures; hygiene, grooming, skin care, and pressure sore prevention; wound care; portable oxygen use and safety and other respiratory procedures; tracheostomy care; enteral care and therapy; peripheral intravenous assistive activities and alternative feeding methods; and any other tasks delegated to the family caregiver under chapter 464. See Florida Statutes 400.462
- Home health services: means health and medical services and medical supplies furnished to an individual in the individual's home or place of residence. See Florida Statutes 400.462
The agency shall conduct an annual assessment of the home health aide for medically fragile children program. The assessment must report caregiver satisfaction with the program, identify additional support that may be needed by the home health aide for medically fragile children, and assess the rate and extent of hospitalization of children in home health services who are attended by a home health aide for medically fragile children compared to those in home health services without a home health aide for medically fragile children. By January 1 of each year, beginning January 1, 2025, the agency shall report its findings to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.