37.106.2404    HOME INFUSION THERAPY AGENCY: RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES

(1) Where a home infusion therapy agency directly provides either the home infusion therapy services or skilled nursing services and arranges for the provision of the other services, the parties must enter into a written contract defining the nature and scope of the services to be provided by each party. The contract must:

(a) describe the services to be provided by each party; and

(b) specify the responsibilities of each party in the provision, coordination, supervision, and evaluation of the care or services provided. This must include each party's role in:

(i) the patient admission process;

(ii) the patient assessment process;

(iii) the patient education process;

(iv) the development, review, and revision of the patient plan of care;

(v) the development, review, and revision of the patient medical record;

(vi) the provision of clinical services;

(vii) the timely reporting of adverse reactions to treatment, medical symptoms, or abnormal lab values;

(viii) the timely reporting of the patient failing to comply with the home infusion regiment;

(ix) the patient care conferences; and

(x) discharge planning.

History: 50-5-103, MCA; IMP, 50-5-103, 50-5-213, MCA; NEW, 1996 MAR p. 2587, Eff. 10/4/96; TRANS, from DHES, 2002 MAR p. 185; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 1668, Eff. 9/25/09.