Feeding Assistant Definition - Wisconsin
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Assistant Program - Introduction
Paid feeding assistant means a person who:
- meets the requirements
specified in §
42 CFR 483.35(h)(2) (exit DHFS)
- and is paid by a long term care
facility, i.e., a nursing home or intermediate care facility for persons
with mental retardation (ICFs/MR)
- or is used under an
arrangement with another agency or organization
to assist residents who
have no complicated feeding problems with the activities of eating and drinking.
- Complicated feeding problems include, but are not limited to,
difficulty swallowing, recurrent lung aspirations, and tube or
parenteral/IV feedings.
The feeding assistant is not permitted to provide any other nursing or
nursing related service. Paid feeding assistants must be at least 16 years
old. Facilities are prohibited from counting paid feeding assistants
toward their minimum staff requirements.
A feeding assistant does not include a person who is a:
- Licensed health professional or registered dietitian;
- Volunteers without money compensation; or
- Nurse aide.
Last Revised: July 08, 2004 |
