Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health
Chapter 661 - Hospice
Subchapter 5 - Minimum Standards
Section 310:661-5-7 - Supervision of hospice aides
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 310:661-5-7
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) A registered nurse must make an on-site visit to the patient's home:
(1) No less frequently than every fourteen
(14) calendar days to assess the quality of care and services provided by the
hospice aide and to ensure that services ordered by the hospice
interdisciplinary group meet the patient's needs. The hospice aide does not
have to be present during this visit.
(2) If an area of concern is noted by the
supervising nurse, then the hospice must make an on-site visit to the location
where the patient is receiving care in order to observe and assess the aide
while he or she is performing care.
(3) If an area of concern is verified by the
hospice during the on-site visit, then the hospice must conduct, and the
hospice aide must complete a competency evaluation.
(b) A registered nurse must make an annual on-site visit to the location where a patient is receiving care in order to observe and assess each aide while he or she is performing care.
(c) The supervising nurse must assess an aide's ability to demonstrate initial and continued satisfactory performance in meeting outcome criteria that include, but is not limited to:
(1) Following the patient's plan of care for
completion of tasks assigned to the hospice aide by the registered
nurse;
(2) Creating successful
interpersonal relationships with the patient and family;
(3) Demonstrating competency with assigned
tasks;
(4) Complying with infection
control policies and procedures; and
(5) Reporting changes in the patient's
condition.
Added at 26 Ok Reg 2042, eff 6-25-09
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