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 4 - HOSPICE CORE SERVICES
Section 558.831 - Hospice Physician Services
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The hospice medical director, physician employees, and contracted physicians of the hospice, in conjunction with a client's attending practitioner, if any, are responsible for the palliation and management of a client's terminal illness and related conditions.
(b) A physician employee or a contracted physician must function under the supervision of the hospice medical director.
(c) A physician employee or a contracted physician must meet the requirement in subsection (a) of this section by either providing physician services directly or by coordinating a client's care with the attending practitioner.
(d) If an attending practitioner is unavailable, the medical director, a hospice physician employee, or a contracted physician is responsible for meeting the medical needs of the client.
