ADMISSION TO HOSPICE - ELECTION OF THE MEDICARE and/or MEDICAID HOSPICE BENEFIT

ADMISSION TO HOSPICE - ELECTION OF THE
MEDICARE and/or MEDICAID HOSPICE BENEFIT
ADMISSION TO HOSPICE - ELECTION OF THE
MEDICARE and/or MEDICAID HOSPICE BENEFIT
Policy Number: PC.A30
NHPCO Standard(s):
Regulatory Citation / Other: 42 CFR 418.24, DHS 131.17

POLICY STATEMENT: Medicare and/or Medicaid beneficiaries are required to
sign an election statement regarding their intent to receive hospice services from
Hope Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. (HHPC) and to utilize their hospice
Medicare and/or Medicaid hospice benefit. HHPC is qualified to bill Medicare
and/or Medicaid by meeting Medicare’s Hospice Conditions of Participation.

AGAIN, It is ILLEGAL to force people onto Hospice/Palliative Care if they DON'T sign an election statement!!!

https://www.nhpco.org/sites/default/files/public/regulatory/Election_of_HospiceTS.pdf