R414-90-3. Program Access Requirements

(1) Diabetes self-management training is limited to services approved by a physician, under a comprehensive plan that is essential to ensure successful diabetes self management by the individual patient.

(2) Qualified providers for the diabetes self-management training program include registered nurses, registered pharmacists and certified dieticians licensed by the state. These providers are required to be certified or recognized by the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) or approved through the Utah Department of Health as diabetes instructors.

(3) Diabetes self-management training services provided by a home health agency, may only be provided by a licensed health care provider who is certified by an American Diabetes Association (ADA) program or approved through the Utah Department of Health.

(4) Home Health Agency participation in diabetes self-management training is limited to providing services to the patient who is receiving other skilled services in the home based on physician order and plan of care, when the home is the most appropriate site for the care provided.