Medical Social Services
Sets who may provide medical social services, the social worker’s place on every hospice care team, the psychosocial evaluation in the comprehensive assessment, the services social workers provide, physician direction, visit frequency and documentation.
About this policy
- Policy number
- GA-HSP-SW-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 42 CFR §418.64(c)
- Library
- Georgia hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Clinical tasks
- Sections
- 16
In short
- Every patient’s team has a licensed social worker.
- The social worker completes the psychosocial evaluation within five days of admission.
- Social work goals and visits go in the plan of care and are reviewed at every plan of care review.
- If a family declines social work, record it and offer again later.
- Tell the social worker about caregiver strain, money or housing worries, or any safety concern.
What's inside
16 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (42 CFR §418.64(c))
- 5. Qualifications of Social Workers
- 6. Psychosocial Assessment
- 7. Services the Social Worker Provides
- 8. Physician Direction, Visits and Documentation
- 9. Responsibilities
- 10. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 11. Staff Training
- 12. References
- 13. Related Policies and Forms
- 14. Approval
- 15. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me the social worker on this patient’s hospice care team and evidence of his or her Georgia license.
- Where is the psychosocial evaluation in this patient’s comprehensive assessment, and when was it completed?
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