Social Work Services
Requires social work services for every patient and family: a psychosocial assessment with goals in the care plan, ongoing counseling on death and dying, and help using community resources (10A NCAC 13K .0501(2)); sets social worker qualifications and, if the Agency is Medicare-certified, the federal rule that medical social services are given by a qualified social worker under the direction of a physician.
About this policy
- Policy number
- NC-HSP-SW-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 10A NCAC 13K .0501(2)
- Library
- North Carolina hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Clinical tasks
- Sections
- 17
In short
- Every patient and family has a social work assessment of their emotional, family, money and practical needs.
- The social worker writes goals in the care plan and visits as often as the plan says.
- Social workers counsel on death and dying and help families find community help, such as NC Medicaid and personal care services.
- Tell the social worker the same day if a caregiver cannot cope or a family member speaks of suicide.
- Report any sign of abuse, neglect or exploitation at once.
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 (10A NCAC 13K .0501(2))
- 5. Qualifications and Supervision of Social Workers
- 6. The Psychosocial Assessment
- 7. Goals in the Care Plan
- 8. Social Work Services
- 9. Physician Direction, Team Work and Documentation
- 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
- Show me the psychosocial assessment for this patient and the social work goals in the care plan.
- What are your social worker's qualifications, and who supervises a social worker without a master's degree?
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