Rule 15-16-1-1.19.4 - Coordination and Continuity of Care:The hospice shall adhere to the following additional principles and responsibilities:
1. An assessment of the patient/family needs and desire for hospice services and a hospice program's specific admission, transfer, and discharge criteria determine any changes in services;2. Nursing services, physician services, and drugs and biologicals are routinely available to hospice patients on a 24-hour basis, seven days a week;3. All other covered services are available on a 24-hour basis to the extent necessary to meet the needs of individuals for care that is reasonable and necessary for the palliation and management of terminal illness and related conditions;4. Case-management is provided and an accurate and complete documented record of services and activities describing care of patient/family is maintained;5. Collaboration with other providers to ensure coordination of services;6. Maintenance of professional management responsibility and coordination of the patient/family care regardless of the setting;7. Maintenance of contracts/agreements for the provision of services not directly provided by the hospice, including but not limited to:8. Provision or access to emergency medical care;9. When home care is no longer possible, assistance to the patient in transferring to an appropriate setting where hospice care can be delivered;10. When the patient is admitted to a setting where hospice care cannot be delivered, hospice adheres to standards, policies and procedures on transfer and discharge and facilitates the patient's transfer to another care provider;11. Maintenance of appropriately qualified IDG health care professionals and volunteers to meet patients need;12. Maintenance and documentation of a volunteer staff to provide administrative or direct patient care. The hospice must document a continuing level of volunteer activity;13. Coordination of the IDG, as well as of volunteers, by a qualified health care professional, to assure continuous assessment, continuity of care and implementation of the POC;14. Supervision and professional consultation by qualified personnel, available to staff and volunteers during all hours of service;15. Hospice care provided in accordance with accepted professional standards and accepted code of ethics;16. The facility must proceed in accordance with written policy at the time of death of the patient.15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-1.19.4
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-85-7