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(a) A home health agency must provide skilled nursing services and at least one of the following additional services:

(1) physical therapy;

(2) occupational therapy;

(3) speech therapy; or

(4) home health aide services. (b) A home health agency may provide additional services designed to maintain, improve, or restore a physical or mental condition. Additional services must be provided in accordance with generally accepted professional standards and identified in a plan of care established under 7 AAC 12.513. Additional services may include

(1) nursing care under the supervision of a registered nurse;

(2) physical, occupational, speech, or respiratory therapy;

(3) medical social services;

(4) nutrition counseling;

(5) home health aide services;

(6) personal care services; and

(7) medical supplies, other than drugs and biologicals, and the use of medical appliances. (Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88; am 9/6/96, Register 139) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.05.040 7 AAC 12.507. Governing body. (a) A home health agency must be organized under a governing body that assumes full legal authority and fiscal responsibility for the conduct of the agency. (b) The governing body shall

(1) appoint a qualified administrator and regularly monitor the performance of the