135.996 Home Health Care Services in New York State:
The MSSNY Council adopted a position statement of Home Health Care Services in New York State which called on the State to develop a Home Care Policy Plan and to address the critical manpower shortage in home care. The position statement endorsed the following principles: (1) Home care enhances the quality of life, promoting independence and the availability of choice; (2) Home care should be accessible and available to all persons regard-less of their financial ability to pay; (3) Home care should maintain reasonable standards of quality care and be fully integrated with all the other components of the health care delivery system; (4) All orders emanating from home care agencies that pertain to the care and management of the individual patient should be under the direct supervision and control of the attending physician. This alludes to all orders for any type of medical care rendered to patients, particularly to those confined to the home. It is the responsibility of the individual physician to see that such orders are completely executed. (Council 7/21/88; Reaffirmed HOD 2013; Reaffirmed HOD 2023; Reaffirmed HOD 2024)
