Interdisciplinary Team and Assigned Registered Nurse
Sets out who is on each patient's interdisciplinary team under California and federal rules, the assigned registered nurse who coordinates and supervises all care, how often the team meets and what a meeting must cover, and how each meeting is recorded (date and time, attendees and a summary).
About this policy
- Policy number
- CA-HSP-IDG-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 22 CCR §74868(a)
- Library
- California hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Hospice care
- Sections
- 17
In short
- Every patient has a team: a physician, a registered nurse, a social worker, a spiritual counselor and a volunteer, plus the patient and family if they wish.
- One registered nurse is assigned to each patient and coordinates and supervises all of the patient's care.
- The team meets at least every 14 days for each patient.
- Meeting notes record the date and time, who attended and a summary.
- Ask the patient and family what matters to them before each meeting.
What's inside
17 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (22 CCR §74868(a); Health & Safety Code §1746(g))
- 5. Team Membership
- 6. The Assigned Registered Nurse
- 7. IDT Meetings
- 8. Meeting Records
- 9. The Designated IDT
- 10. Responsibilities
- 11. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 12. Staff Training
- 13. References
- 14. Related Policies and Forms
- 15. Approval
- 16. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Who is on this patient's interdisciplinary team? Who is the assigned registered nurse?
- How often does the team meet? Show me the notes of the last two meetings for this patient.
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