{"ref":"GA-HSP-VOL-01","title":"Volunteer Program","category":"Human resources","summary":"Establishes the Agency’s volunteer program as Georgia requires: a designated coordinator of volunteer services, written policies on recruitment and retention, screening, orientation, scope of function, supervision, infection control, training, documentation and patient rights and abuse reporting; volunteers serving without compensation; and, if Medicare-certified, the 5 percent level of activity and cost savings records.","inShort":["Volunteers are part of every patient’s hospice care team and serve without pay.","Quinn Sample screens, trains and supervises all volunteers.","Volunteers never give medicine, never give hands-on care they are not assigned, and never drive patients in their own cars.","Write down each visit and your hours and hand them in within 48 hours.","Report any abuse, neglect, change in the patient or serious incident right away."],"primaryCitation":"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.20","citations":["Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.20","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.03(ff)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.13(2)-(6)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.15(2)(e)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.16(3)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.23(2)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.07(4)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-12-.03(8)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.78","42 CFR §418.100(g)(3)","42 CFR §418.3"],"surveyorAsks":["Who is your volunteer coordinator? Show me your volunteer policies.","How do you screen, orient and supervise volunteers? Show me a volunteer’s file."],"forms":[{"ref":"GA-HSP-VOL-01-A","title":"Volunteer Agreement"},{"ref":"GA-HSP-VOL-01-B","title":"Volunteer Hours and Cost Savings Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.20; 42 CFR §418.78)","5. Volunteer Policies Required in Georgia","6. Recruitment and Retention","7. Screening","8. Orientation","9. Scope of Function","10. Supervision","11. Ongoing Training and Support","12. Documentation of Volunteer Activities","13. Responsibilities","14. Records and Compliance Monitoring","15. References","16. Related Policies and Forms","17. Approval","18. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ga-hospice","state":"Georgia","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}}