Section 558.831 - Hospice Physician Services(a) The hospice medical director, physician employees, and contracted physicians of the hospice, in conjunction with a client's attending practitioner, if any, are responsible for the palliation and management of a client's terminal illness and related conditions.(b) A physician employee or a contracted physician must function under the supervision of the hospice medical director.(c) A physician employee or a contracted physician must meet the requirement in subsection (a) of this section by either providing physician services directly or by coordinating a client's care with the attending practitioner.(d) If an attending practitioner is unavailable, the medical director, a hospice physician employee, or a contracted physician is responsible for meeting the medical needs of the client.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 558.831
The provisions of this §558.831 adopted to be effective October 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 6628; Transferred from Title 40, Chapter 97 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 15, April 12, 2019, TexReg 1893, eff. 5/1/2019