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 6 - HOSPICE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF SERVICES
Section 558.851 - Hospice Services Provided by a Licensed Person
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 558.851
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Services provided by a licensed person directly or under contract by a hospice must be authorized, delivered, and supervised only by a qualified licensed person who practices under the hospice's policies and procedures. For the purpose of this section, services provided by a licensed person include skilled nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, and medical social services.
(b) A licensed person providing hospice services directly or under contract must:
(1) actively participate in the coordination
of all aspects of a client's hospice care, in accordance with accepted
standards of practice, including participating in ongoing interdisciplinary
comprehensive assessments, developing and evaluating the plan of care, and
contributing to client and family counseling and education; and
(2) participate in the hospice's quality
assessment and performance improvement program and hospice-sponsored in-service
training.
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