Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 131.28 - Governing body
(1) Each hospice shall have a governing body
that assumes full legal responsibility for determining, implementing and
monitoring the overall conduct and operation of the program, including the
quality of the care and services.
(2) The governing body shall do all of the
following:
(a) Be responsible for the
establishment and maintenance of policies and for the management, operation and
evaluation of the hospice.
(b)
Adopt a statement that designates the services the hospice will provide and the
setting or settings in which the hospice will provide care.
(c) Ensure that all services are provided
consistent with accepted standards of professional practice.
(d) Appoint an administrator and delegate to
the administrator the authority to operate the hospice in accordance with
policies established by the governing body.
(e) Ensure that nursing and physician
services and drugs and biologicals are routinely available on a 24 hour basis 7
days a week.
(f) Ensure that other
covered services are available on a 24 hour basis when reasonable and necessary
to meet the needs of the patient and family.
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