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The MO HealthNet Division (MHD) is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. The virus has been named "SARS-CoV-2" and the disease it causes has been named "coronavirus disease 2019" (abbreviated "COVID-19").
The following further clarifies the flexibility of family members and legal guardians providing private duty nursing (PDN) services published in the MO HealthNet Private Duty Nursing Services Bulletin Volume 42, No. 32 dated March 17, 2020.
- A MO HealthNet Division enrolled PDN agency may be reimbursed for PDN services rendered by a legal guardian or family member. A family member is defined as a parent; sibling; child by blood, adoption, or marriage; spouse; grandparent or grandchild. The PDN caregiver who delivers the direct care must have a valid RN or LPN license in the State of Missouri and be employed by the MO HealthNet Division enrolled PDN provider.
- PDN services provided by a family member or legal guardian for a single participant or multiple participants with the same residence may not exceed 12 hours per day up to a maximum of 40 hours per week. A family member or legal guardian shall not be compensated for more than 40 hours of service in a seven-day period. For a family member or legal guardian, 40 hours is the total amount allowed regardless of the number of children who receive services.