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 5 - HOSPICE NON-CORE SERVICES
Section 558.845 - Hospice Homemaker Qualifications
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 558.845
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A hospice must use a qualified hospice homemaker to provide hospice homemaker services. A qualified hospice homemaker is a person who:
(1) successfully completes
an agency's hospice orientation and training as specified in subsection (b) of
this section; or
(2) is a qualified
hospice aide as described in §558.843 of this division (relating to
Hospice Aide Qualifications).
(b) The orientation for a hospice homemaker must address the needs and concerns of a client and a client's family who are coping with a terminal illness. The training for a hospice homemaker must include:
(1) assisting in maintaining a safe
and healthy environment for a client and the client's family; and
(2) providing homemaker services to help the
client and the client's family to carry out the treatment plan.
(c) If there is a direct conflict between the requirements of this chapter and federal regulations, the requirements that are more stringent apply to a Medicare-certified hospice agency.
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