{"ref":"CA-HSP-BRV-01","title":"Bereavement Services","category":"Hospice care","summary":"Sets out the Agency's organized bereavement program: the bereavement assessment before death, the bereavement plan of care with the kind and frequency of services, services for at least one year after the death as California requires, risk levels and referrals, support for facility residents and staff, preliminary grief services, and records.","inShort":["Bereavement support starts at admission with an assessment of the family's needs.","After a death, families get support for at least one year. Our program runs 13 months.","Each family has a bereavement plan that says what support they get and how often.","If a grieving person talks about suicide, stay with them, call 911 if there is danger, give the 988 Lifeline, and tell the bereavement coordinator.","Record every bereavement call, visit and mailing."],"primaryCitation":"Cal. Health & Safety Code §1746(a)","citations":["Cal. Health & Safety Code §1746(a), (d)(5), (q)","Cal. Health & Safety Code §1749(d)(4), (g)(1)(C), (g)(2)","22 CCR §74864(b)(2)(G)","22 CCR §74868(a)(1), (c)(18)","22 CCR §74892(w)(2)(E)-(F)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.64(d)(1)","42 CFR §418.204(c)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the bereavement assessment completed before this patient died and the bereavement plan of care.","How long do you provide bereavement services after a death?"],"forms":[{"ref":"CA-HSP-BRV-01-A","title":"Bereavement Risk Assessment and Plan of Care"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Health & Safety Code §1746(a); 42 CFR §418.64(d)(1))","5. Organized Program","6. Before the Death","7. Risk Factors and Risk Levels","8. After the Death","9. High Risk and Crisis","10. Facility Residents and Staff","11. Families Who Decline or Live Away","12. Volunteers","13. Preliminary Grief and Bereavement Services","14. Documentation and Discharge Summary","15. Responsibilities","16. Records and Compliance Monitoring","17. Staff Training","18. References","19. Related Policies and Forms","20. Approval","21. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ca-hospice","state":"California","service":"Hospice","guides":[{"path":"/guides/hospice-policies/","h1":"What policies are required for hospice?"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Hospice Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}