{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-441.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 441.15","heading":"Home health services.","body":"With respect to the services defined in § 440.70 of this subchapter, a State plan must provide that—\n(a) Home health services include, as a minimum—\n(1) Nursing services;\n(2) Home health aide services; and\n(3) Medical supplies, equipment, and appliances.\n(b) The agency provides home health services to—\n(1) Categorically needy beneficiaries age 21 or over;\n(2) Categorically needy beneficiaries under age 21, if the plan provides skilled nursing facility services for them; individuals; and\n(3) Medically needy beneficiaries to whom skilled nursing facility services are provided under the plan.\n(c) The eligibility of a beneficiary to receive home health services does not depend on his need for or discharge from institutional care.\n(d) The agency providing home health services meets the capitalization requirements included in § 489.28 of this chapter.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER C—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS","PART 441—SERVICES: REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC SERVICES","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"d462358dca79a2c5682ea16b6c8947259ec253f19851c35accb31c9afc8a9b10","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-441.13","next":"us/42-cfr-441.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}