Home and Community-based Health Services are skilled health services. They must be…

1. Provided to the client in the client’s home,
2. Based on a written plan of care, and

Provided by a case management team that includes appropriate health care professionals (registered nurse, licensed vocational nurse, home health aide).

Services may include: 

• Durable medical equipment 
• Home health aide services and personal care in the home
• Day treatment or other partial hospitalization services 
• Intravenous and aerosolized drug therapy (including prescription drugs given as part of such therapy) 
• Routine diagnostic testing done in the home 
• Appropriate mental health, developmental and rehabilitation services.

In-patient hospital services, nursing home and other long-term care facilities are NOT included.