NAC449.0185. Requirements for program of hospice care.

A program of hospice care must comply with the following requirements:

     1. A qualified person must be available when required to evaluate the dietary patterns of each patient and plan diets to meet the individual nutritional needs of each patient.

     2. Each patient must be advised regarding the availability of pastoral care.

     3. Bereavement services must be available to each member of a patient’s family after the patient dies to provide appropriate counseling.

     4. Nursing care must be provided by a registered nurse or under the supervision of a registered nurse.

     5. A social worker must provide social services to each patient in the program under the direction of the interdisciplinary team.

     6. The services of:

     (a) A physical therapist;

     (b) An occupational therapist; and

     (c) A speech and language pathologist,

Ê must be provided when such services are prescribed for a patient by his or her physician.

     7. Home health aide and homemaker services must be available to each patient and provided at intervals which meet the needs of each patient. A registered nurse must:

     (a) Supervise the persons providing such services; and

     (b) Prepare written instructions for the persons providing such services which identify the duties they are to perform.

     8. Arrangements must be made to provide any medical supplies and appliances which are required by a patient, including any drug or biological needed for palliative services.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 7-20-90; A by R041-06, 7-14-2006)