Rule 111-8-37-.20. Volunteer Services

1. (1) The hospice must establish a program that utilizes volunteers to provide services to terminally ill patients and family units in accordance with patients' plans of care and/or to provide administrative support services for the hospice.
2. (2) The hospice must designate a coordinator of volunteer services who assists the administrator in developing, documenting, and implementing a volunteer services program.

3. (3) The hospice volunteer coordinator must establish and implement effective written policies and procedures relating to volunteer services. These policies and procedures must address at a minimum:

   1. (a) Recruitment and retention;
   2. (b) Screening;
   3. (c) Orientation;
   4. (d) Scope of function;
   5. (e) Supervision;
   6. (f) Basic infection control;
   7. (g) Ongoing training and support; and
   8. (h) Documentation of volunteer activities; and
   9. (i) Patient rights and reporting abuse and other serious incidents.
4. (4) Volunteer services must be provided without compensation.

Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 31-7-170et seq.

History. Original Rule entitled "Volunteer Services" adopted. F. May 26, 2015; eff. June 15, 2015.