Hospice Care Program, Scope of Services and Policy Index
Describes the hospice care program the Agency is licensed to provide: the ten services Ohio law requires, the duties of every licensed program under ORC 3712.06, which services the Agency gives directly and which under contract, how the interdisciplinary team establishes care policies, and the index of every policy in this manual.
About this policy
- Policy number
- OH-HSP-GOV-06
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- ORC 3712.06
- Library
- Ohio hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Governance
- Sections
- 16
In short
- The Agency provides all ten hospice services Ohio law requires, at home, on an outpatient basis and in short-term inpatient care.
- Nursing, social work and counseling are given by Agency employees. Some other services may be given under written contracts.
- Care is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Care is never stopped because a patient cannot pay.
- The full policy manual is available to you at any hour on the staff portal and at each office.
What's inside
16 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (ORC 3712.06; OAC 3701-19-07(A))
- 5. The Services the Agency Provides
- 6. How Care Policies Are Established and Made Available
- 7. Special Arrangements
- 8. Responsibilities
- 9. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 10. Policy Index
- 11. Staff Training
- 12. References
- 13. Related Policies and Forms
- 14. Approval
- 15. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Which of the required services do you provide directly and which under contract? Show me the contracts.
- Which interdisciplinary team establishes your policies and procedures governing care?
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