Section 558.833 - Hospice Medical Social Services(a) Medical social services must be provided to a client by a qualified social worker. A qualified hospice social worker must meet one of the following requirements: (1) active licensure in the state of Texas as a master social worker (MSW) and one year of social work experience in a health care setting; or(2) active licensure in the state of Texas as a baccalaureate social worker, one year of social work experience in a health care setting, and if employed by a hospice after December 2, 2008, must be supervised by a qualified MSW.(b) A qualified licensed baccalaureate social worker employed by a hospice before December 2, 2008, is exempt from the MSW supervision requirement.(c) Medical social services must be provided under the direction of a physician.(d) The social work services provided must be based on: (1) the client's and family's needs as identified in the client's psychosocial assessment; and(2) the client's and family's acceptance of these services.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 558.833
The provisions of this §558.833 adopted to be effective October 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 6628; Transferred from Title 40, Chapter 97 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 15, April 12, 2019, TexReg 1893, eff. 5/1/2019