135.998           Elderly – Home Health Care:

MSSNY supports the concept that reimbursement for home health care for the elderly be provided on a twenty-four hour a day basis, seven days a week, if required for the adequate care of the patient and to prevent the institutionalization of such patient for reasons not requiring institutional care.  (HOD 1980-37; Reaffirmed HOD 2013; Reaffirmed HOD 2023; Reaffirmed HOD 2024)