Ordinarily hospice services should be offered to the resident or responsible party by the facility, unless the physician or team documents special circumstances for withholding them. Physicians may elect to request inter-disciplinary team review of appropriateness of hospice services for residents meeting hospice admission criteria. Physicians, in cooperation with the inter-disciplinary team, shall strive to support the resident and family in coping with the dying process and in making care decisions that agree with their values and sensibilities. 1, No. 8, August 2000, p. 12. The author places this policy in the public domain.
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