{"ref":"NC-HH-ETH-03","title":"No Smoking in Patients’ Homes, Gifts, and Professional Boundaries","category":"Ethics","summary":"Prohibits staff from smoking while providing services in a patient’s home and requires the Agency to tell patients so, as North Carolina law requires, and sets the Agency’s rules on gifts, money and property, and professional boundaries so that patients are protected from exploitation and staff stay clear of allegations of misappropriation or fraud.","inShort":["North Carolina law: never smoke or vape while you are providing services in a patient’s home.","Do not accept money, tips, gifts or loans from patients or their families.","Never use a patient’s money, bank card, phone, car or medicines for yourself.","Keep a professional relationship. Do not give patients your personal number or connect on social media.","Report missing money, medicines or property to your supervisor the same day."],"primaryCitation":"G.S. 131E-143","citations":["G.S. 131E-143","G.S. 131E-144.3","10A NCAC 13J .1003(e)","10A NCAC 13O .0101"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.50(c)(2)"],"surveyorAsks":["How do you tell patients that your staff may not smoke in their homes?","What does your policy say about staff accepting gifts or money from patients?"],"forms":[{"ref":"NC-HH-ETH-03-A","title":"Notice to Patients: Staff Conduct in Your Home"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (G.S. 131E-143)","5. No Smoking","6. Gifts, Tips and Money","7. Patient Property and Medications","8. Professional Boundaries","9. When a Rule Is Broken","10. Responsibilities","11. Records and Compliance Monitoring","12. Staff Training","13. References","14. Related Policies and Forms","15. Approval","16. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"nc-hha","state":"North Carolina","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}