Social Work Services
Sets out how the Agency provides social work to every patient and family: licensed Michigan social workers who meet the Medicare qualifications, employed directly by the Agency, working under the direction of a physician, completing the psychosocial assessment within the comprehensive assessment, available 7 days a week when reasonable and necessary, helping the patient and family adjust to death, and coordinating with Medicaid Home Help and MI Choice.
About this policy
- Policy number
- MI-HSP-SW-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45363
- Library
- Michigan hospice · 59 policies
- Category
- Clinical tasks
- Sections
- 18
In short
- Every patient and family is offered social work, and a social worker is on every care team.
- The social worker's psychosocial assessment is part of the comprehensive assessment, finished within 5 calendar days after election.
- Social work is available 7 days a week when the patient or family needs it. Families call (517) 555-0199.
- For Medicaid patients with Home Help or MI Choice, the social worker contacts their worker or coordinator and builds a joint plan.
- Report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation at once.
What's inside
18 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 325.45363; 42 CFR §418.64(c))
- 5. Qualifications
- 6. Provided Directly by Agency Employees
- 7. Psychosocial Assessment
- 8. Services the Social Worker Provides
- 9. Available 7 Days a Week
- 10. Physician Direction, Visits and Documentation
- 11. Responsibilities
- 12. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 13. Staff Training
- 14. References
- 15. Related Policies and Forms
- 16. Approval
- 17. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me this social worker's Michigan license and how the social worker meets the Medicare qualifications.
- Where is the psychosocial assessment for this patient, and how does the plan of care address what it found?
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