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Medical Social Services

Sets out how the Agency provides medical social services through direct employees under Missouri's hospice rule: recognized standards of practice, staffing that meets each patient's and family's medical social service needs, the social worker's responsibility for assessment, planning and provision, the social services assessment visit within five days of admission or sooner if indicated, Missouri social worker qualifications (narrower than the federal ones), MSW supervision of a BSW, and the services social workers provide.

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About this policy
Policy number
MO-HSP-SW-01
Version
1.0
Main rule
19 CSR 30-35.010(2)(G)3
Library
Missouri hospice · 59 policies
Category
Hospice care
Sections
17

In short

  • Every patient and family can have help from a qualified social worker, who is part of the IDG.
  • The social worker makes the assessment visit within five days of admission, or sooner if there is a crisis.
  • The social worker helps with feelings, family problems, money and benefits, advance directives, caregiver support and planning after death.
  • A BSW social worker is supervised by an MSW.
  • If a family says no to social work visits, write it down and offer again at each plan of care review.

What's inside

17 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 (19 CSR 30-35.010(2)(G)3; 42 CFR §418.64(c))
  • 5. Qualifications
  • 6. Supervision of a BSW Social Worker
  • 7. The Social Services Assessment Visit
  • 8. Services the Social Worker Provides
  • 9. Visits, Direction and Coordination
  • 10. Responsibilities
  • 11. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 12. Staff Training
  • 13. References
  • 14. Related Policies and Forms
  • 15. Approval
  • 16. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • When was the social services assessment visit for this patient? Was it within five days of admission?
  • Show me the qualifications of this social worker. If a BSW, who is the supervising MSW and how is supervision documented?

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