{"ref":"NC-HSP-CNS-01","title":"Spiritual Counseling, Dietary Counseling and Other Counseling","category":"Hospice care","summary":"Requires the Agency to designate a clergy member to coordinate spiritual care, offer spiritual counseling to every patient and family without imposing any belief, complete a spiritual assessment during admission and work with the family's own clergy or spiritual caregiver; to offer nutritional assessment and dietary counseling by a licensed dietitian/nutritionist or licensed nutritionist when ordered; and to make other counseling available to ease the stress of the terminal illness and dying.","inShort":["Offer spiritual counseling to every patient and family. They may accept, decline or ask for their own clergy.","Never push any belief on a patient or family.","A spiritual assessment is done for every patient during admission. Record their religion and spiritual caregiver.","We work with the family's own pastor or spiritual leader when they want us to.","Dietary counseling is given by a licensed dietitian or nutritionist when the physician orders it."],"primaryCitation":"10A NCAC 13K .0501(3)","citations":["10A NCAC 13K .0102(3), (5), (28)","10A NCAC 13K .0501(3), (7)","10A NCAC 13K .0901(b)(4), (8)","G.S. 131E-201(6)","G.S. 90-352"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.64(d)","42 CFR §418.3 (dietary counseling)","42 CFR §418.54(c)","42 CFR §418.56(a)(1)(iv)","42 CFR §418.202(d)"],"surveyorAsks":["Who is the clergy member designated to coordinate spiritual care?","Show me the spiritual assessment completed during this patient's admission."],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (10A NCAC 13K .0501(3); 42 CFR §418.64(d))","5. The Designated Clergy Member","6. Spiritual Counseling","6.1 Offering the service","6.2 Spiritual assessment during admission","6.3 Giving spiritual counseling","6.4 Working with the family's own clergy","7. Nutritional Assessment and Dietary Counseling","8. Other Counseling","9. Responsibilities","10. Records and Compliance Monitoring","11. Staff Training","12. References","13. Related Policies and Forms","14. Approval","15. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"nc-hospice","state":"North Carolina","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}}