Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 1
Subtitle 07 - HOSPITALS
Chapter 10.07.02 - Nursing Homes
Section 10.07.02.30 - Social Work Services
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.07.02.30
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Services Provided. The nursing home shall provide or make arrangements for services to identify and meet the resident's medically related physical, social, and behavioral health needs.
B. Social Work Staff Responsibility.
(1) Social services responsibilities in the
nursing home shall be assigned to a:
(a)
Licensed bachelor social worker;
(b) Licensed graduate social
worker;
(c) Licensed certified
social worker; or
(d) Licensed
certified social worker-clinical.
(2) If the social worker is not a licensed
certified social worker (LCSW) or a licensed certified social worker-clinical
(LCSW-C), the nursing home shall arrange for an LCSW or LCSW-C to provide
sufficient hours of supervision.
(3) As of January 1, 2021, a license is
required for an employee to provide social services except if:
(a) On the effective date of these
regulations, the employee was assigned responsibility for social services;
and
(b) The nursing home has an
agreement with a qualified social work consultant that provides for sufficient
hours of supervision to assure that the employee's services meet the medically
related physical, social, and behavioral health needs of the
residents.
C. Social History. Within 7 days after admission, the social worker shall initiate a written social history, which shall be as complete as possible and shall include:
(1) Social data about personal and
family background to provide understanding of the resident and how the resident
functions;
(2) Information
regarding current personal and family circumstances and attitudes as they
relate to the resident's illness and care; and
(3) Information regarding the resident's and
family's plans regarding discharge.
D. Records. Records shall include the information required in §C of this regulation.
E. Space. A nursing home shall provide:
(1) Space for social work personnel,
accessible to residents, medical, and other staff; and
(2) Privacy for interviews.
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