Home Health & Hospice Week

Nail down the ins and outs of GG0130E — Shower/bathe self with new guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Question: For GG0130E, “is the patient’s ability to cover wounds or devices to protect them from getting wet considered?” one agency asks in the CMS Quarterly questions and answers for July.

Answer: “Assistance for covering wounds or devices for water protection during bathing would be considered part of the setup or clean-up process, assuming no assistance with the water protection device/strategy was needed during the bathing process,” CMS responds in the Q&As at https://qtso.cms.gov/system/files/qtso/CMS_OAI_2nd Qtr_2019_QAs_JULY_2019_Final_Updated.pdf.