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Authority: AS 18.05.040 AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030 7 AAC 12.519. Home health aide services. (a) If a home health agency provides home health aide services, those services must be provided

(1) by a home health aide who

(A) is a nurse aide certified by the Board of Nursing under AS 08.68.331 — 08.68.336;

(B) does not appear in the registry of certified nurse aides under AS 08.68.333 as having committed abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property in connection with employment as a nurse aide;

(C) has a valid criminal history check under AS 47.05.300 — 47.05.390 and 7 AAC 10.900 — 7 AAC 10.990, unless a variance is granted under 7 AAC 10.935; and

(D) meets home health requirements and has completed the competency evaluation requirements in (f) of this section;

(2) in accordance with a plan of care; and

(3) in accordance with written instructions prepared by a registered nurse, or appropriate therapist providing therapy under 7 AAC 12.521, that specify each task to be completed during a home visit. (b) A home health aide employed by a home health agency shall

(1) follow a current written plan of care;

(2) perform simple procedures as an extension of therapy services;

(3) provide personal care, including bathing, hair care, oral hygiene, skin care, and hand and foot care;

(4) assist the patient with ambulation and exercise;

(5) assist with the nutritional needs of the patient;

(6) assist with patient administered, non-prescription and prescription medications, by