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Hospice Program, Scope of Services and Policy Manual

Describes the Agency’s hospice program and the full scope of services it offers (core services by its own employees, non-core services directly or under arrangement, the four levels of care and the settings where care is given), and how the policy manual is written, approved, reviewed every year and kept current. It ends with the index of all policies.

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About this policy
Policy number
LA-HSP-GOV-06
Version
1.0
Main rule
LAC 48:I §8235.C
Library
Louisiana hospice · 60 policies
Category
Governance
Sections
19

In short

  • Our hospice gives comfort care to patients and families from admission through bereavement, and helps patients stay in their own homes as long as possible.
  • Nursing, social work, counseling and volunteers are provided by our own staff. Other services may come from contracted providers we supervise.
  • We offer routine home care, continuous home care in a crisis, respite care and general inpatient care.
  • Every policy is reviewed and approved at least once a year. Use only the current version in this manual.
  • Section 11 lists every policy so you can find the one you need.

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 (LAC 48:I §8235.C)
  • 5. Scope of Services
  • 6. Levels of Care and Settings
  • 7. What the Policy Manual Must Contain
  • 8. Who Writes and Approves Policies
  • 9. Annual Review
  • 10. Keeping the Manual Available
  • 11. Policy Index
  • 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

  • Which services do you provide directly and which under arrangement?
  • Who approved your policies and procedures, and when were they last reviewed?

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