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Hospice



This site provides information about federally monitored hospice programs.


Memorandums

April 24, 2001: Response to Questions From the Hospice Association of America

April 20, 2000: Response to Questions From the Hospice Association of America. PDF 41KB

April 20, 2000: The memorandum provides clarification and/or additional information regarding Advance Directive and DNR requirements for Medicare hospice providers. PDF 24KB

August 19, 1998: This memorandum addresses the use of multiple interdisciplinary groups (IDGs) within a hospice. PDF 25KB

June 27, 1997: This memorandum addresses pain management, palliative care, services, coordination of services, non-compliance with the core services requirement at 42 CFR 418.80, interdisciplinary care planning, and medications and settings appropriate to patient/family needs. PDF 53KB

March 18, 1997: Clarification of hospice regulations 42 CFR 489.102, advance directive requirements. PDF 16KB

June 29, 1995: Clarification of hospice regulations 42 CFR 418.56(d), responsibility for payment for services for non-Medicare patients. PDF 11KB



State Operations Manual (SOM)



Transmittal No. A-98-27 September 1998; Hospice Provisions Enacted by the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 PDF 40KB

Transmittal No. 265 December 1994, HCFA-Pub 7: Hospice- Sections 2080-2087 PDF 90KB

Appendix M Hospice Survey Procedures & Interpretive Guidelines PDF 398KB

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