Mont. Medicaid Hospice Policy Manual, Policy 414

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES

Licensed professional services provided directly or under

arrangement must be authorized, delivered, and supervised only by

health care professionals who meet the appropriate qualifications

specified under 37.40.805, “Personnel Qualifications” and who

practice under the hospice's policies and procedures.

Licensed professionals must actively participate in the coordination

of all aspects of the member's hospice care, in accordance with

current professional standards and practice, including participating

in ongoing interdisciplinary comprehensive assessments,

developing and evaluating the plan of care, and contributing to

member and family counseling and education.

Licensed professionals must participate in the hospice's quality

assessment and performance improvement program and hospice

sponsored in-service training.

The hospice must submit a physician listing with their provider

application and update changes in the listing of physicians which

are hospice employees.

The designated hospice must notify the Department when the

designated physician of a member in their care is not a hospice

employee.