Iowa § 135C.32 Hospice services covered by Medicare

Iowa Statutes

§ 135C.32 — Hospice services covered by Medicare

Iowa § 135C.32

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 135CHEALTH CARE FACILITIES

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Bluebook

Iowa Code § 135C.32 (2026).

Text

The requirement that the care of a resident of a health care facility must be provided under the immediate direction of either the facility or the resident’s personal physician does not apply if all of the following conditions are met:

1.The resident is terminally ill.

2.The resident has elected to receive hospice services under the federal Medicare program from a Medicare certified hospice program.

3.The health care facility and the Medicare certified hospice program have entered into a written agreement under which the hospice program takes full responsibility for the professional management of the resident’s hospice care and the facility agrees to provide room and board to the resident.

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The requirement that the care of a resident of a health care facility must be provided under
the immediate direction of either the facility or the resident’s personal physician does not
apply if all of the following conditions are met:
1. The resident is terminally ill.
2. The resident has elected to receive hospice services under the federal Medicare
program from a Medicare certified hospice program.
3. The health care facility and the Medicare certified hospice program have entered
into a written agreement under which the hospice program takes full responsibility for the
professional management of the resident’s hospice care and the facility agrees to provide
room and board to the resident.