{"ref":"TX-CL-01","title":"Physician Delegation of Tasks","category":"Clinical tasks","summary":"States whether the Agency accepts tasks that a client’s physician delegates to a staff member, tells staff exactly what to do if they are asked to perform such a task, and sets out the conditions and procedure that apply if the Agency ever decides to accept physician delegation.","inShort":["Sample Home Care Agency, LLC does not accept tasks a client’s doctor hands to staff. Only do the tasks on the service plan.","If you are asked to do such a task, politely say no. Explain that your supervisor will be in touch.","If the client is in danger, call 911 first and stay with the client until help arrives.","Call the office at (512) 555-0100 before your visit ends. Say what you were asked to do, and by whom.","Write the request on your visit record. If someone hands you a doctor’s order, give it to your supervisor."],"primaryCitation":"26 TAC §558.296","citations":["26 TAC §558.296","26 TAC §558.2","26 TAC §558.404","26 TAC §558.281","26 TAC §558.298","26 TAC §558.245","26 TAC §558.288","26 TAC §558.301","Tex. Occ. Code ch. 157","Tex. Occ. Code §157.001","Tex. Occ. Code §157.005","Tex. Occ. Code §157.007","22 TAC ch. 225"],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["Does your agency honor physician delegation? Show me where your written policy says so.","What does an attendant do if a client’s doctor asks them to perform a task that is not in the service plan?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (26 TAC §558.296)","5. Telling Physician Delegation Apart from Other Tasks","6. What Staff Do When Asked to Perform a Physician-Delegated Task","7. Procedure If the Agency Honors Physician Delegation","7.1 What the physician must provide","7.2 Conditions of acceptance","7.3 Training, performance, and ending a delegation","8. Responsibilities","9. Records and Compliance Monitoring","10. Staff Training","11. References","12. Related Policies and Forms","13. Approval","14. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"tx-pas","state":"Texas","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Home Care Agency","legalName":"Sample Home Care Agency, LLC","logo":null}}