7 AAC 12.700 - Social work service
(a) A facility that provides social work
services must retain a social worker licensed under AS 08.95 as an employee or
consultant of the facility. The social worker shall
(1) regularly assess the social service needs
for each patient, resident, or client, implementing the plan of care to meet
those needs, and reevaluating those needs as appropriate;
(2) link each patient, resident, or client
and that individual's family with applicable community resources as necessary
to assist in meeting ongoing social, emotional, and economic needs;
(3) assist the physician, any
interdisciplinary team, and other staff in understanding the social and
emotional factors related to the health of each patient, resident, or
client;
(4) prepare clinical and
progress notes;
(5) participate in
in-service training; and
(6) plan,
supervise, and delegate any services furnished by a social services specialist
as provided in (c) of this section.
(b) A facility that provides social work
services must identify and provide interventions in response to the
medically-related mental, behavioral, psychosocial, and advocacy needs of a
patient. Social work services must assist staff, patients, and patients'
families to understand and cope with emotional and social problems associated
with health care.
(c) A social
services specialist must have a baccalaureate degree in social work or in a
human service field, and at least one year of social work experience in a
health care setting. A social services specialist shall act as an assistant to
the social worker and shall
(1) perform
services delegated by the social worker, in accordance with the plan of
care;
(2) assist in preparing
clinical progress notes;
(3)
participate in the interdisciplinary team meetings; and
(4) participate in in-service
training.
(d) In this
section, "human service field" means sociology, special education,
rehabilitation counseling, psychology, or another field related to social
work.
Notes
Authority:AS 18.05.040
AS 47.32.010
AS 47.32.030
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