Licensing News on Hospice and Oral Syringes

Happy Father's Day to all you Dads and bless all you Moms for putting up with us.

News from Licensing.  Licensing is now asking the facilities that have the Hospice Waiver to apply for a "Total Care Exception" and submit it as an addendum to be added to your Hospice Waiver.  Once your Total Care Exception is approved you will still have to notify licensing when a resident on hospice becomes total care.  We will have this available to purchase next week.  Please call the office, if you purchased the Hospice Waiver from us then the addendum will be $49.00.  If you need the Hospice waiver with the addendum the price is $159.00.

Medical Marijuana is a hot topic.  Licensing has little to say about it but did say to treat it as any other medication.

Clarification on the use of oral syringes.  It is now clear that unlicensed trained staff can use an oral syringe to draw up and measure liquid oral medications.  The oral syringe can then be handed to the resident to self administer.  Staff may not administer the medication.