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Authority: AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030 7 AAC 12.336. Volunteer services. (a) A hospice agency shall ensure that each volunteer provides care and services in accordance with the client’s plan of care, and under the supervision of a designated hospice employee. (b) The agency shall develop and maintain policies and procedures that address the following with respect to volunteers in the program:

(1) recruitment, retention, and dismissal;

(2) screening;

(3) orientation;

(4) scope of function;

(5) supervision;

(6) ongoing training and support;

(7) team conferencing;

(8) records of volunteer activities;

(9) bereavement services. (c) A volunteer is subject to the applicable requirements of 7 AAC 12.338. (d) The hospice agency shall document active and ongoing efforts to recruit and retain volunteers. (Eff. 5/24/2007, Register 182) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030