Medical Social Services
Sets out how the Agency makes medical social services available to each patient and family as needed, by a social worker licensed in Ohio and qualified under 42 CFR §418.114(b)(3), under the direction of a physician; how the psychosocial assessment is done and reviewed with the interdisciplinary team; and the Agency's own time frames for providing social work services, which OAC 3701-19-15(C) requires the Agency to set.
About this policy
- Policy number
- OH-HSP-SW-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- OAC 3701-19-15
- Library
- Ohio hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Clinical tasks
- Sections
- 17
In short
- Every patient and family can see a licensed social worker when they need one.
- The social worker completes the psychosocial assessment within 5 calendar days of the hospice election.
- Refer to social work at once for a safety concern, a caregiver who cannot cope, or signs of abuse; the social worker calls the same day.
- Social workers help with coping, planning care at home, benefits, placement and funeral planning.
- Social workers must report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation of an older adult to Adult Protective Services.
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 (OAC 3701-19-15)
- 5. Qualifications and Supervision
- 6. Psychosocial Assessment
- 7. Agency Time Frames for Social Work (OAC 3701-19-15(C))
- 8. Services the Social Worker Provides
- 9. Working with the IDT
- 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 qualifications and Ohio license of your social workers. Does any social worker with a bachelor's degree work under the supervision of an MSW?
- How are medical social services directed by a physician?
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