8234 Hospital Sitting Services
8234.1 Authorizing Service
CPS November 2006
A worker may authorize this service when a child is in the hospital for extensive amounts of time, needs a sitter, and neither the worker nor the foster parents are available.
8234.2 Determining Eligibility
CPS November 2006
Eligible clients are children who:
• Are in the managing conservatorship of DFPS; and
• Are in a hospital.
Note: Other situations requiring a sitter need a program waiver.
8234.3 Identifying Available Services
CPS November 2006
The Hospital Sitting Services available through the contract are:
• 24-hour care of children by trained and supervised hospital sitters during a child's hospital stay; and
• On call service, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Note: Hospital sitting services do not include medical or nursing care.
See:
8234.7 Handling Additional Duties, and
8233.6 Terminating Services
8234.4 Referring Clients
CPS November 2006
For complete referral instructions, see:
8161.1 Active Cases — Authorizing, Extending, or Terminating Direct Services
8234.5 Using IMPACT
CPS November 2006
To authorize services, workers must enter the following details into the IMPACT case management system:
IMPACT Field: |
IMPACT Entry: |
|---|---|
Stage |
SUB, ADO |
Category |
Homemaker |
Service |
Emergency Homemaker |
Unit |
Hour |
Code |
87B |
Note: There is not a separate code at this time for Hospital Sitting Services; the services must be billed under Emergency Homemaker Services.
8234.51 When IMPACT is Unavailable
CPS November 2006
If the IMPACT case management system is not functioning or the worker is otherwise unable to access it, the worker may authorize hospital sitting services by submitting a paper copy of Form 2054, Service Authorization.
For complete instructions, see:
8164 Manual Authorization — Submitting a Paper Form
8234.6 Handling Additional Duties
CPS November 2006
To authorize additional units of service or extend or reauthorize the service, the worker must follow the procedures in:
8161.1 Active Cases — Authorizing, Extending, or Terminating Direct Services
8234.7 Terminating Services
CPS November 2006
If the hospital sitting service is being terminated before the end date on Form 2054, Service Authorization, see:
8161.1 Active Cases — Authorizing, Extending, or Terminating Direct Services