{"ref":"TX-HSP-SW-01","title":"Medical Social Services","category":"Clinical tasks","summary":"Sets out who may provide medical social services for the Agency, how the social worker assesses the patient’s and family’s psychosocial needs, what services the social worker provides under physician direction, and how social work is documented and supervised.","inShort":["Every patient and family is offered social work from a licensed social worker.","The social worker completes the psychosocial assessment as part of the comprehensive assessment, within five days of election.","Tell the social worker about money worries, caregiver strain, safety concerns or family conflict.","If a family says no to social work, record it and offer it again at the next plan of care review.","Report any sign of abuse, neglect or exploitation under Policy TX-HSP-ANE-01."],"primaryCitation":"42 CFR §418.64(c)","citations":["26 TAC §558.833","26 TAC §558.830(a)","26 TAC §558.811","26 TAC §558.850(e)(1)","26 TAC §558.2(115)","Tex. Occ. Code ch. 505"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.64(c)","42 CFR §418.114(b)(3)","42 CFR §418.54(c)","42 CFR §418.202(b)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the license and health care experience of each social worker.","Who supervises your licensed baccalaureate social worker, and when were they hired?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (26 TAC §558.833; 42 CFR §418.64(c))","5. Qualifications of Social Workers","6. Supervision of a Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker","7. Psychosocial Assessment","8. Services the Social Worker Provides","9. Direction by a Physician, Visits 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":"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}}