Texas HCSSA 12-Hour Package for Administrators – Hospice Bundle B

This bundle meets the 12-hour training requirements as outlined in Ch. 558.260 of The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) for Administrators and Alternate Administrators of Home and Community Support Service Agencies (HCSSA). This course bundle offers 12 clock hours of training that must be obtained within 12 months of designation and for annual CEUs thereafter.

This HCCSA bundle covers topics pertinent to administrators of hospice providers including licensing rules for hospice in Texas, HIPAA, risk management principles, HR, Medicare Part B billing for hospice, and managing your hospice cap. It also covers care topics including preventing and treating pressure ulcers, communication with individuals with dementia, pain in palliative care, and preventing infection.

• Advance Care Planning: Program Implementation with Five Wishes®
• Communicating with People with Dementia
• HCSSA Licensing Rules for Hospice – Texas
• HIPAA: The Basics
• Hospice and Medicare Part B Billing
• Infection Control and Prevention
• Managing the Hospice Cap
• Managing Your Human Resources
• Patient Rights: Home Care and Hospice
• Preventing Pressure Injuries/Ulcers
• Risk Management Principles
• Understanding Pain in Palliative Care