Hospice Program, Scope of Services and Policy Index
Describes the Agency’s hospice program: the services it provides and how (directly or under arrangement), its 24-hour availability, where care is given, the four levels of care, the rule that care continues regardless of ability to pay, and an index of every policy in this manual.
About this policy
- Policy number
- DC-HSP-GOV-06
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 42 CFR §418.100(a), (c)
- Library
- Washington, DC hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Governance
- Sections
- 17
In short
- Our hospice care puts the patient’s comfort, dignity and goals first.
- Nursing, physician services and medicines are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Our own employees provide nursing, social work and counseling.
- We care for patients at home, in nursing facilities and assisted living, and in inpatient facilities when needed.
- We never reduce or stop care because a Medicare or Medicaid patient cannot pay.
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 (42 CFR §418.100(a), (c))
- 5. Services and How They Are Provided
- 6. Core Services Provided Directly
- 7. Where Care Is Provided
- 8. Levels of Care
- 9. Care Regardless of Ability to Pay
- 10. Policy Index
- 11. Responsibilities
- 12. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 13. References
- 14. Related Policies and Forms
- 15. Approval
- 16. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Which services do you provide directly, and which under arrangement?
- How are nursing, physician services and drugs available 24 hours a day, seven days a week?
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