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Medical Social Services

Sets how the Agency provides medical social services by a qualified, District-licensed social worker under the direction of a physician, based on the psychosocial assessment and the patient’s and family’s needs and acceptance; who is qualified (and the licensed clinical social worker rule for DC Medicaid patients); how marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors fit on the team without replacing medical social services; and what the social worker assesses, provides, documents and reports.

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About this policy
Policy number
DC-HSP-SW-01
Version
1.0
Main rule
42 CFR §418.64(c)
Library
Washington, DC hospice · 60 policies
Category
Clinical tasks
Sections
18

In short

  • Every patient has a social worker, who completes the psychosocial assessment within 5 days of election.
  • Social work visits follow the plan of care. If a family says no, offer calls and record the refusal.
  • For DC Medicaid patients, social work visits are made by a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW).
  • Social workers must report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation of an adult at once to APS: (202) 541-3950.
  • Write your note the same day and bring changes to the IDG.

What's inside

18 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (42 CFR §418.64(c))
  • 5. Qualifications of Social Workers
  • 6. Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
  • 7. Psychosocial Assessment
  • 8. Services the Social Worker Provides
  • 9. Direction by a Physician, Visits and Documentation
  • 10. Reporting Duties
  • 11. Responsibilities
  • 12. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 13. Staff Training
  • 14. References
  • 15. Related Policies and Forms
  • 16. Approval
  • 17. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me the social worker’s qualifications and District license. Is the social worker on the IDG for DC Medicaid patients an LICSW?
  • Where is the psychosocial assessment in this record, and how did it shape the plan of care?

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