[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: 42CFR418.54] [Page 779] TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH HUMAN SERVICES PART 418--HOSPICE CARE--Table of Contents Subpart C--Conditions of Participation--General Provisions and Administration Sec. 418.54 Condition of participation--Medical director. The medical director must be a hospice employee who is a doctor of medicine or osteopathy who assumes overall responsibility for the medical component of the hospice's patient care program.