If a student is unable to feed their self and the IEP designates that the student must be hand fed, not tube fed, may this service be billed?
A RN/APN must determine whether this service is a skilled nursing service or a personal care service (not a skilled nursing task) before the service can be billed with the appropriate procedure code. PCS must be billed as PCS and nursing services billed as nursing tasks. If there is uncertainty whether a task is a personal care service or a nursing service, the SHARS provider should check with their RN or APN who can make that determination.
