Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 1 - Administration
Chapter 12 - Facilities and Local Units
Article 7 - Hospice Agencies
7 AAC 12.344 - Contracts

(1) provides that clients are accepted for care or services only by the contracting agency;

(2) requires the contractor to conform to all applicable agency policies, including personnel qualifications;

(3) delineates the role of the hospice and of the contractor in the admission process, patient and family assessment, and the interdisciplinary team care conferences;

(4) specifies the contractor's responsibility for participating in developing a plan of care; this paragraph does not apply to a volunteer hospice agency;

(5) specifies that the contracted services may be provided only with the express authorization of the agency;

(6) specifies the manner in which the agency will control, coordinate, and evaluate the care or services; and

(7) identifies the procedures for payment for services furnished under the contract.