{"ref":"TX-HSP-HR-02","title":"Personnel Qualifications and License Verification","category":"Human resources","summary":"Lists the minimum qualification for every hospice discipline under Texas and federal rules, explains that every professional must be legally authorized and work only within scope, and sets out how the Agency verifies licenses and credentials before work starts and keeps them current.","inShort":["You may only do work your license or certificate allows.","We check your license with the state board before your first visit.","Renew your license before it expires. If it lapses, you cannot see patients until it is renewed.","Tell the Administrator within one working day if a board takes any action on your license.","Bring copies of any new certificate or license to the office."],"primaryCitation":"42 CFR §418.114","citations":["26 TAC §558.851","26 TAC §558.833","26 TAC §558.834(b)","26 TAC §558.843","26 TAC §558.845","26 TAC §558.861(b)","26 TAC §558.244(c)","26 TAC §558.299","26 TAC §558.246(a)(3)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.114(a)-(c)","42 CFR §418.62(a)","42 CFR §418.76(a)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the license verification for this RN and this social worker, done before their first visit.","Your social worker has a bachelor’s degree. Who is the MSW who supervises her, and when was she hired?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (42 CFR §418.114; 26 TAC §558.851)","5. Qualifications by Discipline","6. Verification Procedure","7. Keeping Qualifications Current","8. Responsibilities","9. Records and Compliance Monitoring","10. References","11. Related Policies and Forms","12. Approval","13. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"tx-hospice","state":"Texas","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 Hospice","legalName":"Sample Hospice, LLC","logo":null}}