Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 558 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AGENCIES
Subchapter H - STANDARDS SPECIFIC TO AGENCIES LICENSED TO PROVIDE HOSPICE SERVICES
Division 2 - INITIAL AND COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF A HOSPICE
Section 558.810 - Hospice Initial Assessment
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A hospice RN must complete an initial assessment of a client where hospice services will be delivered within 48 hours after the election of hospice care, unless the client's physician, the client, or the client's legal representative requests that the initial assessment be completed in less than 48 hours.
(b) The initial assessment must assess a client's immediate physical, psychosocial, and emotional status related to the terminal illness and related conditions. The information gathered must be used by the hospice to begin the plan of care and to provide care and services to treat a client's and a client's family's immediate care and support needs.
