Common use of Core Team Clause in Contracts

Core Team. (a) Each member of the core team shall: 1. Be an employee or volunteer of the hospice; 2. Participate in developing and revising written patient care policies and procedures; 3. Participate in the development, review and updating of a patient’s plan of care; and 4. Actively participate in the hospice’s quality assurance pro- gram. (b) With respect to services provided to a patient, each core team member shall: 1. Assess patient and family needs as directed by the care coordinator; 2. Promptly notify the care coordinator of any change in patient status that suggests a need to update the plan of care ; 3. Provide services consistent with the patient plan of care; and 4. Provide education and counseling to the patient and, as nec- ▇▇▇▇▇▇, to the patient’s family, consistent with the plan of care.