[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR418.21]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 418--HOSPICE CARE--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart B--Eligibility, Election and Duration of Benefits
 
Sec. 418.21  Duration of hospice care coverage--Election periods.

    (a) Subject to the conditions set forth in this part, an individual 
may

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elect to receive hospice care during one or more of the following 
election periods:
    (1) An initial 90-day period.
    (2) A subsequent 90-day period.
    (3) A subsequent 30-day period.
    (4) A subsequent extension period of unlimited duration during the 
individual's lifetime.
    (b) The periods of care are available in the order listed and may be 
elected separately at different times.

[55 FR 50834, Dec. 11, 1990, as amended at 57 FR 36017, Aug. 12, 1992]