Specialized Medical Care
This service provides long-term nursing support
for medically-fragile and technology-dependent beneficiaries. The required
level of care must provide medical support for beneficiaries needing
ongoing, daily care that would otherwise require the beneficiary to be in a
hospital. The intensive medical needs of the beneficiary must be met to
ensure that the person can live outside of a hospital or intermediate care
facility for persons with mental retardation.
For the purpose
of this waiver, a provider of Specialized Medical Care must be an RN or an
LPN under the supervision of an RN, or another designated entity.
Providers of this service must be trained with the medical skills necessary
to care for and meet the medical needs of beneficiaries within the scope of
the State’s Nurse Practice Act. The service may be provided in all
customary and usual community locations including where the beneficiary
resides and socializes.