{"ref":"NC-HSP-SW-01","title":"Social Work Services","category":"Clinical tasks","summary":"Requires social work services for every patient and family: a psychosocial assessment with goals in the care plan, ongoing counseling on death and dying, and help using community resources (10A NCAC 13K .0501(2)); sets social worker qualifications and, if the Agency is Medicare-certified, the federal rule that medical social services are given by a qualified social worker under the direction of a physician.","inShort":["Every patient and family has a social work assessment of their emotional, family, money and practical needs.","The social worker writes goals in the care plan and visits as often as the plan says.","Social workers counsel on death and dying and help families find community help, such as NC Medicaid and personal care services.","Tell the social worker the same day if a caregiver cannot cope or a family member speaks of suicide.","Report any sign of abuse, neglect or exploitation at once."],"primaryCitation":"10A NCAC 13K .0501(2)","citations":["10A NCAC 13K .0501(2)","10A NCAC 13K .0601(1)","10A NCAC 13K .0701(a), (b)","10A NCAC 13K .0901(b)(8), (12)","G.S. 131E-201(6)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.64(c)","42 CFR §418.56(a)(1)(iii)","42 CFR §418.54(c)","42 CFR §418.114(b)(3), (9), (10)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the psychosocial assessment for this patient and the social work goals in the care plan.","What are your social worker's qualifications, and who supervises a social worker without a master's degree?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (10A NCAC 13K .0501(2))","5. Qualifications and Supervision of Social Workers","6. The Psychosocial Assessment","7. Goals in the Care Plan","8. Social Work Services","9. Physician Direction, Team Work and Documentation","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-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}}