SECTION 558.831. Hospice Physician Services

(a) The hospice medical director, physician employees, and contracted physicians of the hospice, in conjunction with a client's attending practitioner, if any, are responsible for the palliation and management of a client's terminal illness and related conditions.

(b) A physician employee or a contracted physician must function under the supervision of the hospice medical director.

(c) A physician employee or a contracted physician must meet the requirement in subsection (a) of this section by either providing physician services directly or by coordinating a client's care with the attending practitioner.

(d) If an attending practitioner is unavailable, the medical director, a hospice physician employee, or a contracted physician is responsible for meeting the medical needs of the client.

Source Note: The provisions of this §558.831 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