Montana § 50-5-210 Department To Make Rules -- Standards For Hospices

Montana Statutes

§ 50-5-210 — Department To Make Rules -- Standards For Hospices

Montana·Title 50 HEALTH AND SAFETY·Ch. 5 HOSPITALS AND RELATED FACILITIES·Part 2 Licensing

50-5-210 . Department to make rules -- standards for hospices.

(1)The department shall by rule establish standards for the licensure of a hospice. These standards must consider the terminally ill patient and the patient's family as a unit and require service delivery through a medically directed interdisciplinary team of professionals and volunteers acting under a defined hospice administration.

(2)A hospice must meet the standards of care defined by law for any skilled care it provides that normally would be provided by a licensed facility such as a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or home health agency.

(3)The department shall by rule establish standards for the licensure of a residential hospice facility.

(4)The department shall by rule establish standards for the licensure of a

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50-5-210 . Department to make rules -- standards for hospices. (1) The department shall by rule establish standards for the licensure of a hospice. These standards must consider the terminally ill patient and the patient's family as a unit and require service delivery through a medically directed interdisciplinary team of professionals and volunteers acting under a defined hospice administration.
(2) A hospice must meet the standards of care defined by law for any skilled care it provides that normally would be provided by a licensed facility such as a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or home health agency.
(3) The department shall by rule establish standards for the licensure of a residential hospice facility.
(4) The department shall by rule establish standards for the licensure of a freestanding inpatient hospice facility in accordance with medicare certification regulations contained in 42 CFR, part 418, subparts C through E, as adopted by the department. To be licensed by the department, the facility must be managed directly by a medicare-certified hospice.

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