A social worker in a hospital setting assumes the case of an elderly woman needing help obtaining Medicaid. The social worker gets the forms from the agency's Medicaid worker and fills them out accordingly for the patient. Once the benefits are approved, the social worker bills the client for services rendered. Is this fee fair to the patient?
A)No. The client could have received the service through the Medicaid worker free.
B)No. The hospital should apply the fee since the benefit was obtained while the client was a patient.
C)Yes. The social worker did the work of another service provider.
D)Yes. The patient should have waited until they got out of the hospital to apply.

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Social workers should not charge a private fee for providing services to clients who are entitled to such through the professional's employer or agency. A referral needed to be made to the Medicaid worker to ensure proper application completion and nondisclosure of confidential information.

A Social Worker in a Hospital Setting Assumes the Case