SECTION 310:661-5-1. Admission  


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  • (a)   Admission to a hospice shall be in accord with the Act.
    (b)   Hospice services shall be available twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
    (c)   A hospice program shall not impose the dictates of any value or belief system on its patients and their families.
    (d)   A hospice shall coordinate its service with those of the patient's primary or attending physician, all hospice caregivers, and nursing facility staff if a patient resides in a nursing facility.
    (e)   The hospice team shall be responsible for coordination and continuity between inpatient and home care aspects of care.
[Source: Added at 9 Ok Reg 1985, eff 6-11-92; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2106, eff 4-7-97 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2269, eff 6-12-97]