Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 131.30 - Professional management responsibility
(1) RESPONSIBILITY.
The hospice is responsible for providing services to the patient or family, or
both, based on assessed need and as established by the plan of care.
(2) CONTRACT SERVICES. The hospice may
contract with other providers for the provision of services to a patient or the
patient's family, or both, in which case the hospice shall retain
responsibility for the quality, availability, safety, effectiveness,
documentation and overall coordination of the care provided to the patient or
the patient's family, or both, as directed by the hospice plan of care. The
hospice shall:
(a) Ensure that there is
continuity of care for the patient or the patient's family, or both, in the
relevant care setting.
(b) Be
responsible for all services delivered to the patient or the patient's family,
or both, through the contract. The written contract shall include all of the
following:
1. Identification of the services
to be provided.
2. Stipulation that
services are to be provided only with the authorization of the hospice and as
directed by the hospice plan of care for the patient.
3. The manner in which the contracted
services are coordinated and supervised by the hospice.
4. The delineation of the roles of the
hospice and service provider in the admission process, assessment,
interdisciplinary group meetings and ongoing provision of palliative and
supportive care.
5. A method of
evaluation of the effectiveness of those contracted services through the
quality assurance program under s.
DHS
131.22.
6.
The qualifications of the personnel providing the services.
(c) Evaluate the services provided
under a contractual arrangement on an annual basis.
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