{"ref":"DC-HSP-SW-01","title":"Medical Social Services","category":"Clinical tasks","summary":"Sets how the Agency provides medical social services by a qualified, District-licensed social worker under the direction of a physician, based on the psychosocial assessment and the patient’s and family’s needs and acceptance; who is qualified (and the licensed clinical social worker rule for DC Medicaid patients); how marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors fit on the team without replacing medical social services; and what the social worker assesses, provides, documents and reports.","inShort":["Every patient has a social worker, who completes the psychosocial assessment within 5 days of election.","Social work visits follow the plan of care. If a family says no, offer calls and record the refusal.","For DC Medicaid patients, social work visits are made by a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW).","Social workers must report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation of an adult at once to APS: (202) 541-3950.","Write your note the same day and bring changes to the IDG."],"primaryCitation":"42 CFR §418.64(c)","citations":["D.C. Code §3-1205.01","17 DCMR Chapter 70","29 DCMR §939.4(b)(3)","29 DCMR §939.20(c)","29 DCMR §939.18","D.C. Code §7-1903(a)(1)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.64(c)","42 CFR §418.114(a), (b)(3), (b)(9), (b)(10)","42 CFR §418.56(a)(1)(iii)","42 CFR §418.54(b)-(d)","42 CFR §418.202(b)","42 CFR §418.62"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the social worker’s qualifications and District license. Is the social worker on the IDG for DC Medicaid patients an LICSW?","Where is the psychosocial assessment in this record, and how did it shape the plan of care?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (42 CFR §418.64(c))","5. Qualifications of Social Workers","6. Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors","7. Psychosocial Assessment","8. Services the Social Worker Provides","9. Direction by a Physician, Visits and Documentation","10. Reporting Duties","11. Responsibilities","12. Records and Compliance Monitoring","13. Staff Training","14. References","15. Related Policies and Forms","16. Approval","17. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"dc-hospice","state":"Washington, DC","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}}