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7 AAC 12.323. Quality improvement plan 7 AAC 12.325. Governing body 7 AAC 12.326. Professional advisory committee 7 AAC 12.327. Interdisciplinary team 7 AAC 12.329. Administration 7 AAC 12.331. Professional management 7 AAC 12.333. Hospice home health aide services 7 AAC 12.334. Physical therapy services 7 AAC 12.335. Social work services 7 AAC 12.336. Volunteer services 7 AAC 12.337. Counseling services 7 AAC 12.338. Hiring, orientation, and training 7 AAC 12.339. Clinical and administrative records 7 AAC 12.340. Employee health 7 AAC 12.341. Infection control 7 AAC 12.342. Central supply; medical supplies and appliances 7 AAC 12.343. Pharmaceutical hospice services 7 AAC 12.344. Contracts 7 AAC 12.349. Definitions 7 AAC 12.310. Applicability and purpose of 7 AAC 12.310 — 7 AAC 12.349. (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, and unless the department waives applicability under (e) of this section, the provisions of 7 AAC 12.310 — 7 AAC 12.349 apply to a public or private entity conducting, maintaining, or operating a hospice program that provides hospice care

(1) where a client lives or stays;

(2) for the treatment of physical, emotional, and mental symptoms of terminal illness; and

(3) that is based on hospice philosophy. (b) A volunteer hospice agency is subject to the provisions of

(1) this section;

(2) 7 AAC 12.312 (Licensure);

(3) 7 AAC 12.314 (Inspections);

(4) 7 AAC 12.317 (Scope of Service: Volunteer Hospice Agency);

(5) 7 AAC 12.318 (Admission Criteria);

(6) 7 AAC 12.320 (Advance Health Care Directives; Client Rights), except 7 AAC 12.320(b)(2)(I) and (L);

(7) 7 AAC 12.321 (Abuse, Neglect, and Mistreatment);