Bereavement Program
Sets out the Agency's bereavement program: offered to the family for no less than one year after the patient's death, designed to meet needs before and after the death, supervised by a professional qualified in grief and loss, built on the initial bereavement assessment and a written bereavement plan of care, and extended to residents and staff of facilities where appropriate.
About this policy
- Policy number
- MI-HSP-BRV-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45357
- Library
- Michigan hospice · 59 policies
- Category
- Hospice care
- Sections
- 21
In short
- Bereavement support is offered to the family for at least one year after the patient dies.
- Grief support starts before the death. The first bereavement assessment is part of the admission assessment.
- After the death, Drew Sample writes a bereavement plan that says which services are offered and how often.
- If a grieving person talks about harming themselves, stay with them, call 911 or 988, and tell the bereavement coordinator at once.
- Bereavement services are free to the family.
What's inside
21 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45357)
- 5. The Bereavement Coordinator
- 6. Before the Death
- 7. The Bereavement Plan of Care
- 8. Services Offered
- 9. Facility Residents and Staff
- 10. Risk of Harm
- 11. Closing Bereavement Services
- 12. No Charge to the Family
- 13. Provided by Agency Staff
- 14. Responsibilities
- 15. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 16. Staff Training
- 17. References
- 18. Related Policies and Forms
- 19. Approval
- 20. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Who supervises your bereavement program, and how is that person qualified?
- Show me the bereavement plan of care for this family and the services you gave over the year.
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