Current through November, 2024
Section 11-700-6 - Scope of services(a) A home care agency may provide personal care services or homemaker services, or both, and may provide respite care services.(b) Personal care services shall be performed by personal care aides. Personal care services shall include activities based on the assessment of the client's needs, including but not limited to: (1) Personal hygiene and grooming;(7) Assistance in toileting;(8) Assistance with ambulation, mobility, transfers, and positioning; and(9) Assistance with exercise and range of motion. Personal care services do not include the management of the client's money or finances, or the balancing of the client's checkbook.
(c) Homemaker services shall be provided by personal care aides or homemakers. Homemaker services shall include activities based on the assessment of the client's needs, including but not limited to:(1) Routine housecleaning such as sweeping, mopping, dusting, making beds, washing dishes, cleaning toilets, sinks, showers, or bathtubs, or disposing of rubbish;(2) Care of clothing and linens, including washing, drying, ironing, and mending;(3) Shopping for household supplies, clothing, and personal essentials;(4) Running errands or picking up medication;(5) Shopping for food or preparing meals;(6) Escorting the client to medical care services or to nutritional or recreational programs; and(7) Assisting with simple health care routines such as reminders to take oral medication, to maintain diet restrictions, or to perform recommended exercises. Homemaker services do not include the management of the client's money or finances, or the balancing of the client's checkbook.
[Eff 8/10/2018] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-9, 321-11) (Imp: HRS §§ 321-11, 321-14.8)