PHE and Volunteers (from NHPCO)

During the Public Health Emergency, one of the 1135 waivers granted for hospice was the requirement to use volunteers for at least 5% of patient care hours. CMS has told NHPCO, “We [CMS] would encourage Hospices to begin to rebuild and implement their volunteer program. There are 7 months before the waivers lift, which should be enough time to rebuild or at least get a good start before January, 2022.” NHPCO also did a podcast on this topic with Stacy Groff, MyNHPCO Volunteer Management Community Leader and Judi Lund Person. Stacy provides lots of suggestions and ideas on to get a volunteer program up and running before the PHE ends. Listen to the podcast today.