§ 40-1-16 - Visiting nurse association – Payment.
SECTION 40-1-16
§ 40-1-16 Visiting nurse association– Payment. – (a) For purposes of this chapter:
(1) "Agency" means the Kent County visiting nurseassociation, Newport visiting nurse service; VNA, Inc., visiting nurse servicesof Woonsocket, Little Compton visiting nurse association; Northwest Communitynursing & health service; visiting nurse services of Pawtucket; and visitingnurse services of Washington County and Jamestown;
(2) "Home visit" means a visit, by the agency to a clientduring which skilled nursing services, physical, speech, and/or occupationaltherapy services, and/or home health aide services are rendered to the client,and the visit is reportable on the medicare cost report; and
(3) "Reference year" means the previous fiscal year.
(b) The director shall apportion any appropriation forvisiting nurse association in accordance with the following:
(1) Ten percent (10%) of the appropriation shall be dividedequally among the agencies.
(2) Ninety percent (90%) of the appropriation shall bedivided by the statewide total number of home visits for the reference year.
(3) Each agency shall receive an amount equal to the quotientin subsection (b)(2) of this section multiplied by the number of home visits bythe agency in the reference year.