W. Va. Code R. § 64-54-10

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 64-54-10 - Counseling Services

10.1. A hospice shall designate a person or persons responsible for the delivery and supervision of nutritional counseling, spiritual counseling and bereavement services.

10.2. The hospice program shall provide for the delivery of nutritional counseling, spiritual counseling and bereavement services that reflect the patient's and family's needs and desires and is delivered based on the plan of care.

10.3. Spiritual counseling may be provided through a working arrangement with individual clergy, clergy associations and other religious programs in the community or by clergy employed by the hospice.

10.3.a. The hospice shall maintain documentation of a patient's or family's request for clergy and the delivery of the services.

10.4. Bereavement services shall be provided by a qualified person or persons for a minimum of twelve (12) months after the patient's death, as requested. Refusal of bereavement services by the family must be documented.

10.4.a. A bereavement assessment of survivor risk factors shall be completed after a patient's admission to hospice and updated at the patient's death.

10.4.b. The bereavement care plan shall be established for those survivors requesting bereavement care within six (6) weeks after a patient's death.

10.4.c. The bereavement care plan shall contain information about who shall receive bereavement services, how often services are to be provided and what services will be offered.

10.4.c.1. Bereavement services may also extend to residents and employees of a skilled nursing facility, nursing facility, intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded or other facility identified in the bereavement plan of care.

10.4.d. The bereavement care plan shall be updated as needed.

10.4.e. If the hospice discharges survivors from bereavement services before the twelve (12) months expire, the hospice shall justify and document the discharge.

10.5. Nutritional counseling shall be performed by a qualified individual to address and assure the dietary needs of the patient are met.

W. Va. Code R. § 64-54-10