{"ref":"OH-HSP-SW-01","title":"Medical Social Services","category":"Clinical tasks","summary":"Sets out how the Agency makes medical social services available to each patient and family as needed, by a social worker licensed in Ohio and qualified under 42 CFR §418.114(b)(3), under the direction of a physician; how the psychosocial assessment is done and reviewed with the interdisciplinary team; and the Agency's own time frames for providing social work services, which OAC 3701-19-15(C) requires the Agency to set.","inShort":["Every patient and family can see a licensed social worker when they need one.","The social worker completes the psychosocial assessment within 5 calendar days of the hospice election.","Refer to social work at once for a safety concern, a caregiver who cannot cope, or signs of abuse; the social worker calls the same day.","Social workers help with coping, planning care at home, benefits, placement and funeral planning.","Social workers must report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation of an older adult to Adult Protective Services."],"primaryCitation":"OAC 3701-19-15","citations":["OAC 3701-19-15","ORC 3712.01(A)(3), (I)","ORC Chapter 4757","ORC 3712.06(I)","ORC 3712.062(B)(2)","ORC 5101.60","ORC 5101.63","OAC 3701-19-11(C)(4)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.64(c)","42 CFR §418.114(b)(3)","42 CFR §418.54(b)-(c)","42 CFR §418.56(a)(1)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the qualifications and Ohio license of your social workers. Does any social worker with a bachelor's degree work under the supervision of an MSW?","How are medical social services directed by a physician?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (OAC 3701-19-15)","5. Qualifications and Supervision","6. Psychosocial Assessment","7. Agency Time Frames for Social Work (OAC 3701-19-15(C))","8. Services the Social Worker Provides","9. Working with the IDT","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":"oh-hospice","state":"Ohio","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}}