New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 370 - OVERSIGHT OF LICENSED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER PROGRAMS
Part 19 - REQUIREMENTS FOR INHOME AND INPATIENT HOSPICE CARE
Section 8.370.19.22 - CARE SERVICES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A hospice must ensure that all services described below are provided directly by hospice staff, or under arrangements made by the hospice as specified in Section 23 of these regulations:
A. Nursing care provided by or under the supervision of a registered nurse. Nursing care must be available on call 24 hours a day, seven days each week;
B. Medical social services provided by a social worker;
C. Physician's services performed by a doctor of medicine or osteopathy;
D. Counseling services provided to the terminally ill individual and the family members or other persons caring for the individual. Bereavement counseling must be available for a 12 month period following the death of the patient.
E. Short term inpatient care provided to patients of a hospice agency in a facility licensed as a hospital or long term care facility. Services provided in an inpatient setting must conform to the written plan of care.
F. Volunteer services. The hospice facility or agency must have an ongoing program to recruit, train, utilize, and retain volunteer staff.
