[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR418.200]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE
                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,
                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 418--HOSPICE CARE--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart F--Covered Services
 
Sec. 418.200  Requirements for coverage.


    To be covered, hospice services must meet the following 
requirements. They must be reasonable and necessary for the palliation 
or management of the terminal illness as well as related conditions. The 
individual must elect hospice care in accordance with Sec. 418.24 and a 
plan of care must be established as set forth in Sec. 418.58 before 
services are provided. The services must be consistent with the plan of 
care. A certification that the individual is terminally ill must be 
completed as set forth in Sec. 418.22.