N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.19.23 - ARRANGEMENTS FOR SERVICES
A hospice may arrange for another individual or entity to furnish services to the hospice's patients. Services provided under arrangement must meet the following standards:
A.
The hospice shall have a written agreement for the provision of such
services.
B. The hospice ensures
that inpatient care is furnished only in a facility licensed as a hospital,
skilled nursing facility (nursing home), or intermediate care facility. For
inpatient care furnished under arrangements, the hospice must have an
arrangement under which:
(1) The hospice
furnished to the inpatient provider, a copy of the individual's plan of care
that specified the care that has been furnished.
(2) The regimen described in the established
plan of care is continued while the individual receives care from the inpatient
provider.
(3) All inpatient
services and events (e.g. treatments, tests, consultations, evaluations, etc.)
furnished by the inpatient provider are entered in the hospice's medical
record.
(4) The interdisciplinary
team reviews the medical record to ensure conformance with the established plan
of care.
(5) A copy of the
inpatient medical record and discharge summary is retained as part of the
hospice medical record.
Notes
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