Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 558	LICENSING STANDARDS FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER H	STANDARDS SPECIFIC TO AGENCIES LICENSED TO PROVIDE HOSPICE SERVICES
DIVISION 5	HOSPICE NON-CORE SERVICES
RULE §558.845	Hospice Homemaker Qualifications

(a) A hospice must use a qualified hospice homemaker to provide hospice homemaker services. A qualified hospice homemaker is a person who:

(1) successfully completes an agency's hospice orientation and training as specified in subsection (b) of this section; or

(2) is a qualified hospice aide as described in §558.843 of this division (relating to Hospice Aide Qualifications).

(b) The orientation for a hospice homemaker must address the needs and concerns of a client and a client's family who are coping with a terminal illness. The training for a hospice homemaker must include:

(1) assisting in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for a client and the client's family; and

(2) providing homemaker services to help the client and the client's family to carry out the treatment plan.

(c) If there is a direct conflict between the requirements of this chapter and federal regulations, the requirements that are more stringent apply to a Medicare-certified hospice agency.

Source Note: The provisions of this §558.845 adopted to be effective October 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 6628; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the April 12, 2019 issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 1893; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2427