Home health care services provided
under this chapter must be provided under a POC established and
approved by a physician, and the care must be certified by a physician.
Please see the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 7, Sections
30.2 and 30.5 for the documentation requirements for the POC and
physician certification. This manual is available here:
http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/bp102c07.pdf.