Condition of Participation. As a condition of Physician's eligibility and continuing right to participate in the agreement, Physician (or all of Physician's shareholder, partners and/or employees who will provide services hereunder, if Physician is a professional Corporation or partnership) must be a member in good standing of the Active Staff of the Hospital without restriction, be a member in good standing of the Los Alamos PHO and have met and maintained Los Alamos PHO credentialing requirements and other criteria established by the Los Alamos PHO Board of Directors ("the Board").
Condition of Participation. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Participant, and his/her Licensees, shall not be under suspension or expulsion from the MLS and shall be in compliance with the MLS Rules and Regulations.
Condition of Participation. Pa- tient’s rights. The patient has the right to be in- formed of his or her rights, and the hospice must protect and promote the exercise of these rights.
Condition of Participation. Initial and comprehensive assess- ment of the patient. The hospice must conduct and docu- ment in writing a patient-specific com- prehensive assessment that identifies the patient’s need for hospice care and services, and the patient’s need for physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual care. This assessment in- cludes all areas of hospice care related to the palliation and management of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS § 418.56 the terminal illness and related condi- tions.
Condition of Participation. Quality assessment and perform-
Condition of Participation. In- fection control. The hospice must maintain and docu- ment an effective infection control pro- gram that protects patients, families, visitors, and hospice personnel by pre- venting and controlling infections and communicable diseases.
Condition of Participation. Li- censed professional services.
Condition of Participation. Core services. A hospice must routinely provide substantially all core services directly by hospice employees. These services must be provided in a manner con- sistent with acceptable standards of practice. These services include nurs- ing services, medical social services, and counseling. The hospice may con- tract for physician services as specified in paragraph (a) of this section. A hos- pice may use contracted staff, if nec- xxxxxx, to supplement hospice employ- ees in order to meet the needs of pa- tients under extraordinary or other non-routine circumstances. A hospice may also enter into a written arrange- ment with another Medicare certified hospice program for the provision of core services to supplement hospice employee/staff to meet the needs of pa- tients. Circumstances under which a hospice may enter into a written ar- rangement for the provision of core services include: Unanticipated periods of high patient loads, staffing short- ages due to illness or other short-term temporary situations that interrupt patient care; and temporary travel of a patient outside of the hospice’s service area.
Condition of Participation. Nursing services—Waiver of re- quirement that substantially all nursing services be routinely pro- vided directly by a hospice.
Condition of Participation. Clinical records. A clinical record containing past and current findings is maintained for each hospice patient. The clinical record must contain correct clinical informa- tion that is available to the patient’s attending physician and hospice staff. The clinical record may be maintained electronically.
