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FEDERAL · 42 CFR

Part 418 — Hospice Care

51 sections · Title 42: Public Health

§ 418.1Statutory basis.
§ 418.2Scope of part.
§ 418.3Definitions.
§ 418.20Eligibility requirements.
§ 418.21Duration of hospice care coverage—Election periods.
§ 418.22Certification of terminal illness.
§ 418.24Election of hospice care.
§ 418.25Admission to hospice care.
§ 418.26Discharge from hospice care.
§ 418.28Revoking the election of hospice care.
§ 418.30Change of the designated hospice.
§ 418.52Condition of participation: Patient's rights.
§ 418.54Condition of participation: Initial and comprehensive assessment of the patient.
§ 418.56Condition of participation: Interdisciplinary group, care planning, and coordination of services.
§ 418.58Condition of participation: Quality assessment and performance improvement.
§ 418.60Condition of participation: Infection control.
§ 418.62Condition of participation: Licensed professional services.
§ 418.64Condition of participation: Core services.
§ 418.66Condition of participation: Nursing services—Waiver of requirement that substantially all nursing services be routinely provided directly by a hospice.
§ 418.70Condition of participation: Furnishing of non-core services.
§ 418.72Condition of participation: Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology.
§ 418.74Waiver of requirement—Physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and dietary counseling.
§ 418.76Condition of participation: Hospice aide and homemaker services.
§ 418.78Conditions of participation—Volunteers.
§ 418.100Condition of Participation: Organization and administration of services.
§ 418.102Condition of participation: Medical director.
§ 418.104Condition of participation: Clinical records.
§ 418.106Condition of participation: Drugs and biologicals, medical supplies, and durable medical equipment.
§ 418.108Condition of participation: Short-term inpatient care.
§ 418.110Condition of participation: Hospices that provide inpatient care directly.
§ 418.112Condition of participation: Hospices that provide hospice care to residents of a SNF/NF or ICF/IID.
§ 418.113Condition of participation: Emergency preparedness.
§ 418.114Condition of participation: Personnel qualifications.
§ 418.116Condition of participation: Compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations related to the health and safety of patients.
§ 418.200Requirements for coverage.
§ 418.202Covered services.
§ 418.204Special coverage requirements.
§ 418.205Special requirements for hospice pre-election evaluation and counseling services.
§ 418.301Basic rules.
§ 418.302Payment procedures for hospice care.
§ 418.304Payment for physician, and nurse practitioner, and physician assistant services.
§ 418.306Annual update of the payment rates and adjustment for area wage differences.
§ 418.307Periodic interim payments.
§ 418.308Limitation on the amount of hospice payments.
§ 418.309Hospice aggregate cap.
§ 418.310Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
§ 418.311Administrative appeals.
§ 418.312Data submission requirements under the hospice quality reporting program.
§ 418.400Individual liability for coinsurance for hospice care.
§ 418.402Individual liability for services that are not considered hospice care.
§ 418.405Effect of coinsurance liability on Medicare payment.