DHS 131.26(2)(d) (d) Assessment of aide. The supervising nurse shall assess an aide’s ability to demonstrate initial and continued satisfactory performance in meeting outcome criteria that include all of the following, but is not limited to:

DHS 131.26(2)(d)1. 1. Following the patient’s plan of care for completion of tasks assigned to the nurse aide by the registered nurse.

DHS 131.26(2)(d)2. 2. Creating successful interpersonal relationships with the patient and family.

DHS 131.26(2)(d)3. 3. Demonstrating competency with assigned tasks.

DHS 131.26(2)(d)4. 4. Complying with infection control policies and procedures.

DHS 131.26(2)(d)5. 5. Reporting changes in the patient’s condition.

DHS 131.26 History History: CR 10-034: cr. Register September 2010 No. 657, eff. 10-1-10.

DHS 131.27 DHS 131.27 Volunteers. Prior to beginning patient care, a volunteer shall be oriented to the hospice program and shall have the training for the duties to which he or she is assigned.

DHS 131.27 History History: CR 10-034: cr. Register September 2010 No. 657, eff. 10-1-10.

DHS 131.28 DHS 131.28 Governing body.

DHS 131.28(1) (1) Each hospice shall have a governing body that assumes full legal responsibility for determining, implementing and monitoring the overall conduct and operation of the program, including the quality of the care and services.

DHS 131.28(2) (2) The governing body shall do all of the following:

DHS 131.28(2)(a) (a) Be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of policies and for the management, operation and evaluation of the hospice.

DHS 131.28(2)(b) (b) Adopt a statement that designates the services the hospice will provide and the setting or settings in which the hospice will provide care.

DHS 131.28(2)(c) (c) Ensure that all services are provided consistent with accepted standards of professional practice.

DHS 131.28(2)(d) (d) Appoint an administrator and delegate to the administrator the authority to operate the hospice in accordance with policies established by the governing body.

DHS 131.28(2)(e) (e) Ensure that nursing and physician services and drugs and biologicals are routinely available on a 24 hour basis 7 days a week.

DHS 131.28(2)(f) (f) Ensure that other covered services are available on a 24 hour basis when reasonable and necessary to meet the needs of the patient and family.

DHS 131.28 History History: CR 10-034: cr. Register September 2010 No. 657, eff. 10-1-10.

DHS 131.29 DHS 131.29 Administration.

DHS 131.29(1) (1) Administrator. The administrator shall be responsible for day-to-day operation of the hospice.

DHS 131.29(2) (2) Duties of the administrator. The administrator shall do all of the following:

DHS 131.29(2)(a) (a) Implement and regularly evaluate policies for the management and operation of the hospice and evaluation of the overall program performance of the hospice, and implement and regularly evaluate procedures consistent with those policies.

DHS 131.29(2)(b) (b) Establish an organizational structure appropriate for directing the work of the hospice’s employees in accordance with the program’s policies and procedures.

DHS 131.29(2)(c) (c) Maintain a continuous liaison between the governing body and the hospice employees.

DHS 131.29(2)(d) (d) Ensure that employees are oriented to the program and their responsibilities, that they are continuously trained and that their performance is evaluated.

DHS 131.29(2)(e) (e) Designate in writing, with the knowledge of the governing body, a qualified person to act in his or her absence.

DHS 131.29 History History: CR 10-034: cr. Register September 2010 No. 657, eff. 10-1-10.

DHS 131.30 DHS 131.30 Professional management responsibility.