SECTION 558.823. Coordination of Services by the Hospice

In addition to the requirements in §558.288 of this chapter (relating to Coordination of Services), a hospice must develop and maintain a system of communication and integration in accordance with its written policy on coordination of services. The policy must:

(1) ensure that the interdisciplinary team maintains responsibility for directing, coordinating, and supervising the care and services provided to a client;

(2) provide for and ensure the ongoing sharing of information between all hospice personnel providing care and services in all settings, whether the care and services are provided directly or under contract; and

(3) provide for an ongoing sharing of information with other non-hospice health care providers furnishing services unrelated to the terminal illness and related conditions.

Source Note: The provisions of this §558.823 adopted to be effective October 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 6628; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the April 12, 2019 issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 1893; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2427