Referral, Eligibility, Admission and Preliminary Services
Sets out how the Agency handles a referral from first call to completed admission: checking that the patient lives inside the approved counties and two-hour area, that the Agency can meet the patient's needs and staff the case, and that a physician has certified terminal illness; what happens at the admission visit; what the admission record must contain; and how preliminary services and palliative care may be offered under California law.
About this policy
- Policy number
- CA-HSP-ADM-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 22 CCR §74860
- Library
- California hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Hospice care
- Sections
- 19
In short
- Write down every referral the same day, including the address and county.
- Never accept a patient whose home is outside our approved counties or our two-hour area.
- A patient is admitted only with a physician's order and a signed certification of terminal illness.
- At the admission visit, give the rights notice before any care, then consent, election and advance directive papers.
- Tell the family how to reach us at any hour: (916) 555-0199.
What's inside
19 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 §74860)
- 5. Receiving a Referral
- 6. Intake Screening
- 7. Physician's Order and Certification
- 8. The Admission Visit
- 9. The Admission Record
- 10. When the Agency Cannot Accept a Referral
- 11. Preliminary Services and Palliative Care
- 12. Responsibilities
- 13. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 14. Staff Training
- 15. References
- 16. Related Policies and Forms
- 17. Approval
- 18. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Walk me through what happens from the time you receive a referral to the time the patient is admitted.
- How do you make sure you do not admit a patient whose primary residence is outside your approved counties?
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