Q:
What documentation and information must skilled nursing facilities obtain and retain from hospice?
A:
The following are required:
- The most recent hospice plan of care specific to each patient
- Hospice election form
- Physician certification and recertification of the terminal illness specific to each patient
- Names and contact information for hospice personnel involved in hospice care of each resident
- Instructions on how to access the hospice’s 24-hour on-call system
- Hospice medication information specific to each patient
- Hospice physician and attending physician (if any) orders specific to each patient
Written By:
Liz Wheeler, BSN, RN, CHPN, IPCO, QCP, CDP
Clinical Consultant
Proactive LTC Consulting
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