Private duty nursing is the provision of individual and continuous care provided under the direction of the participant’s physician, by a licensed nurse acting within the scope of the Missouri Nurse Practice Act according to an individualized Plan of Care signed by the ordering practitioner. Services within the MO HealthNet Private Duty Nursing Program include shift care by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.
MO HealthNet News
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| Date | Volume Number | Subject | Type | Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/29/2022 | 45-11 | Telemedicine Originating Site Rate Increase | Bulletins | All MO HealthNet Providers |
| 07/18/2022 | Telemedicine (Update) | Hot Tips | All MO HealthNet Providers | |
| 07/14/2022 | Immunizations for Dual Eligible Participants (Update) | Hot Tips | All MO HealthNet Providers | |
| 07/14/2022 | Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Devices for Dual Eligible Participants | Hot Tips | All MO HealthNet Providers | |
| 07/08/2022 | Proper Billing for Drugs Billed to MO HealthNet | Hot Tips | All MO HealthNet Providers | |
| 07/01/2022 | 45-01 | Provider Rate Increases | Bulletins | All MO HealthNet Providers |
| 07/01/2022 | 45-07 | Prior Authorization Removal | Bulletins | All MO HealthNet Providers |
| 07/01/2022 | 44-06 | Provider Credentialing with Show Me Healthy Kids Managed by Home State Health | Bulletins | All MO HealthNet Providers |
| 07/01/2022 | 45-04 | Personal Care and Private Duty Nursing School Based IEP Direct Services | Bulletins | Private Duty Nursing |
| 07/01/2022 | 45-03 | Rate Update of DHSS Approved Home and Community Based Services | Bulletins | Private Duty Nursing |
| 06/23/2022 | 44-50 | Creation of New ME Codes | Bulletins | All MO HealthNet Providers |
| 06/01/2022 | 44-49 | Show Me Healthy Kids Enrollment and Credentialing of Residential Facilities and Treatment Foster Care Providers | Bulletins | All MO HealthNet Providers |
| 03/31/2022 | COVID-19: COVID Testing and Specimen Collection Codes | Hot Tips | All MO HealthNet Providers | |
| 03/22/2022 | 44-42 | COVID 19 Vaccine | Bulletins | Private Duty Nursing |
| 03/10/2022 | 44-41 | Private Duty Nursing | Bulletins | Private Duty Nursing |