R9-10-229. Social Services

An administrator of a hospital that provides social services shall ensure that: 1. A registered nurse or another personnel member designated according to policies and procedures coordinates social services; 2. If a personnel member provides social services that require a license under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 33, Article 5, the personnel member is licensed under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 33, Article 5; 3. A medical staff member, nurse, patient, patient’s representative, or member of the patient’s family may request social services; 4. A personnel member providing social services participates in discharge planning as necessary to meet the needs of a patient; 5. The patient has privacy when communicating with a personnel member providing social services; and 6. Social services provided to a patient are documented in the patient’s medical record and the entries are authenticated by the individual providing the social services.