No Smoking in Patients’ Homes, Gifts, and Professional Boundaries
Prohibits staff from smoking while providing services in a patient’s home and requires the Agency to tell patients so, as North Carolina law requires, and sets the Agency’s rules on gifts, money and property, and professional boundaries so that patients are protected from exploitation and staff stay clear of allegations of misappropriation or fraud.
About this policy
- Policy number
- NC-HH-ETH-03
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- G.S. 131E-143
- Library
- North Carolina home health · 57 policies
- Category
- Ethics
- Sections
- 17
In short
- North Carolina law: never smoke or vape while you are providing services in a patient’s home.
- Do not accept money, tips, gifts or loans from patients or their families.
- Never use a patient’s money, bank card, phone, car or medicines for yourself.
- Keep a professional relationship. Do not give patients your personal number or connect on social media.
- Report missing money, medicines or property to your supervisor the same day.
What's inside
17 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (G.S. 131E-143)
- 5. No Smoking
- 6. Gifts, Tips and Money
- 7. Patient Property and Medications
- 8. Professional Boundaries
- 9. When a Rule Is Broken
- 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
- How do you tell patients that your staff may not smoke in their homes?
- What does your policy say about staff accepting gifts or money from patients?
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