7 AAC 12.337 - Counseling services
(a) A full-service hospice agency shall
develop an organized program to provide spiritual, emotional, bereavement, and
other counseling services under the supervision of a qualified professional.
Counseling services may include the provision of written material, social
reorientation, and group support.
(b) While the client is receiving hospice
care, a full-service hospice agency shall make available spiritual, emotional,
and other counseling services to the client and to the client's family as
reasonable and necessary for palliative care and management of terminal illness
and related conditions.
(c) A
full-service hospice agency shall make available bereavement counseling to
assist the client's family and caregivers in coping with grief experienced
after the client's death.
(d) Any
spiritual counseling, if desired by the client or the client's family, must be
provided by a pastoral or spiritual counselor recognized by the governing body
to be capable of providing spiritual, religious, and emotional support to the
client and, as necessary, the client's family. The hospice agency may not
request or require the client or the client's family to accept any value or
belief system. The pastoral or spiritual counselor shall
(1) regularly reassess the spiritual needs of
the client and the client's family related to the changing status of the
client's terminal condition;
(2)
support and assist the client, the client's family, or both;
(3) develop and maintain contact, subject to
the client's approval, with the client's identified religious representative;
and
(4) be a member of the
interdisciplinary team.
(e) A full-service hospice agency shall make
available dietary counseling to the client, the client's family, or caregivers,
as necessary, including counseling that will assist the family or caregiver in
preparing food for the client. The agency shall ensure that dietary counseling
is related to the client's needs rather than the personal needs of the family
or caregiver. Dietary counseling shall be provided to clients who experience
difficulty in meeting nutritional needs, including clients with dysphasia or
other swallowing problems, problems with enteral feedings, or nutritional
issues resulting from nausea, vomiting, or the dying process. Dietary
counseling must be provided by a registered nurse or other person with relevant
education or training. In this subsection, "enteral feeding" means the delivery
of liquid feedings through a tube for individuals who have a functioning
gastrointestinal tract, but are unable to orally ingest adequate nutrients to
meet their metabolic and nutritional needs.
Notes
Authority:AS 47.32.010
AS 47.32.030
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