10A NCAC 14C .1504. SUPPORT SERVICES

(a)  An applicant proposing to develop a hospice shall demonstrate that the following core services will be provided directly by the applicant to the patient and the patient's family or significant others:

(1)           nursing services;

(2)           social work services;

(3)           counseling services including dietary, spiritual, and family counseling;

(4)           bereavement counseling services;

(5)           volunteer services;

(6)           physician services; and

(7)           medical supplies.

(b)  An applicant shall demonstrate that the nursing services listed in Paragraph (a) of this Rule will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

(c)  An applicant proposing to develop a hospice shall provide documentation that the following services, when ordered by the attending physician and specified in the care plan, shall either be provided directly by the hospice or provided through a contract arranged by the hospice:

(1)           hospice inpatient care provided in a licensed hospice inpatient facility bed, licensed acute care bed or licensed nursing facility bed,

(2)           physical therapy,

(3)           occupational therapy,

(4)           speech therapy,

(5)           home health aide services,

(6)           medical equipment,

(7)           respite care,

(8)           homemaker services, and

(9)           continuous care.

(d)  For each of the services listed in Paragraph (c) of this Rule which are proposed to be provided by contract, the applicant shall provide a copy of a letter from the proposed provider which expresses their interest in working with the proposed facility.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 131E-177(1); 131E-183;

Eff. July 1, 1994;

Amended Eff. November 1, 1996;

Temporary Amendment Eff. February 1, 2006;

Amended Eff. November 1, 2006.