{"ref":"TX-HH-HR-05","title":"Volunteers","category":"Human resources","summary":"Allows volunteers only under the supervision of a named Agency employee, requires them to meet the same standards and checks as employees doing the same work, limits what they may do, and requires them to document their services.","inShort":["Volunteers always work under a named Agency supervisor.","Volunteers must pass the same background and registry checks before meeting any patient.","Volunteers do not give personal care, skilled care, or medications, and do not handle a patient’s money.","Write down every visit or task on the volunteer activity log.","Report any concern about a patient to your supervisor the same day, and suspected abuse right away."],"primaryCitation":"26 TAC §558.248","citations":["26 TAC §558.248","26 TAC §558.245","26 TAC §558.246","26 TAC §558.247"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.102(b)(5)","42 CFR §484.102(d)(1)(i)"],"surveyorAsks":["Do you use volunteers? Who supervises them?","Show me this volunteer’s criminal history check and registry searches dated before first contact with a patient."],"forms":[{"ref":"TX-HH-HR-05-A","title":"Volunteer Agreement"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (26 TAC §558.248)","5. What Volunteers May and May Not Do","6. Procedure","7. Responsibilities","8. Records and Compliance Monitoring","9. Staff Training","10. References","11. Related Policies and Forms","12. Approval","13. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"tx-lhhs","state":"Texas","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 Home Health Agency","legalName":"Sample Home Health Agency, LLC","logo":null}}