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Medical Director and Physician Services

Sets the Georgia qualifications for the medical director, the written appointment of the medical director and of the physician who acts in the medical director’s absence, the medical director’s duties under Georgia and Medicare rules, 24-hour physician on-call coverage, and how hospice physicians work with each patient’s attending physician.

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About this policy
Policy number
GA-HSP-MD-01
Version
1.0
Main rule
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.17
Library
Georgia hospice · 60 policies
Category
Governance
Sections
19

In short

  • Dr. Morgan Sample directs the medical side of our care. Dr. Riley Sample covers when the medical director is away.
  • A hospice physician is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Use the on-call schedule.
  • Try the patient’s own doctor first. If you cannot reach them in time, call the hospice physician on call.
  • Repeat back every verbal order, write "repeated and verified" and sign and date it at once.
  • If no hospice physician answers, keep calling up the list and tell the Administrator the next business day.

What's inside

19 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.17; 42 CFR §418.102)
  • 5. Qualifications and Appointment
  • 6. Duties of the Medical Director
  • 7. Physician Services Policies
  • 7.1 Orientation and support of hospice physicians
  • 7.2 Physician on call 24 hours a day
  • 7.3 Review of clinical practices
  • 8. Additional Hospice Physicians
  • 9. Working With Attending Physicians
  • 10. Responsibilities
  • 11. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 12. References
  • 13. Related Policies and Forms
  • 14. Approval
  • 15. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me the medical director’s Georgia license, evidence of at least one year of experience on a hospice care team or managing terminally ill patients, and hospital admission privileges.
  • Show me the written agreement or employment record for the medical director and the written designation of the physician who acts in his or her absence.

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