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UNOFFICIAL 1737-68 (4) Eligible or would be eligible for medicaid payments if institutional care were required; (5) Has adequate support services to be cared for at home; and (6) Wishes to be cared for at home.
(c)Authorization by the department on form DHS 1144 shall…#
(c) Authorization by the department on form DHS 1144 shall be required for the provision of respiratory care services.
(d)Medicaid payments for respiratory care services shall…#
(d) Medicaid payments for respiratory care services shall be made only to providers meeting the requirements of chapter 17-1736. [Eff 08/01/94 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14, 42 C.F.R. §431.10) (Imp: Pub. L. No. 99-509, Section 9408)
§17-1737-50 Home pharmacy services. (a) Home pharmacy services are services related to the dispensing and clinical monitoring of enteral and parenteral nutrition and therapeutic agents given intravenously or by injection to recipients in their homes.
(b) Home pharmacy services shall be ordered by a physician and shall include clinical monitoring by pharmacists and other skilled medical professionals, such as registered nurses.
(c) Home pharmacy services may be provided to Medicaid eligible individuals who: (1) Require the use of therapeutic intravenous or injectable agents including analgesics, antibiotics, and fluids to treat their medical condition; (2) Do not require acute hospital or nursing facility care, have adequate support in the home, and can safely receive these services in the home setting; and (3) Wish to receive this care in the home.
(d) Authorization by the department for home pharmacy services on form DHS 1144 shall be required for the provision of home pharmacy services by freestanding pharmacies and by acute care hospital which provide home pharmacy services.