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7 AAC 12.314. Inspections. (a) The department will inspect each hospice agency, and may inspect each subunit or branch office of a hospice agency, after the initial application as specified in AS 47.32 and 7 AAC 12.610, and subsequently as specified in AS 47.32, 7 AAC 10.9600 — 7 AAC 10.9620, and 7 AAC 12.925. (b) The department will announce in advance any visit conducted in the home of a hospice client. The department will conduct the visit only with the client’s permission. The department will consider the client’s health in determining whether to visit the client in the home. A client’s refusal to permit a home visit by the department does not affect the hospice agency’s licensure. (Eff. 5/24/2007, Register 182) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.050 AS 47.32.100

AS 47.32.020 AS 47.32.060 AS 47.32.110

AS 47.32.030 AS 47.32.090 7 AAC 12.316. Scope of service: full-service hospice agency. (a) A full-service hospice agency shall provide

(1) physician or advanced practice registered nurse services to provide directed medical care that meets the client’s medical needs for palliative care and management of terminal illness;

(2) nursing care and services provided by or under the supervision of a registered nurse;

(3) social work services provided in accordance with 7 AAC 12.335;

(4) spiritual and emotional counseling services in accordance with 7 AAC 12.337 to the client, the client’s family, and caregivers if these services are desired during the time the client is receiving hospice care;

(5) bereavement counseling services in accordance with 7 AAC 12.337 to the client’s