[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: 42CFR418.62]

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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 C--Conditions of Participation--General Provisions and 
                             Administration
 
Sec. 418.62  Condition of participation--Informed consent.

    A hospice must demonstrate respect for an individual's rights by 
ensuring that an informed consent form that specifies the type of care 
and services that may be provided as hospice care during the course of 
the illness has been obtained for every individual, either from the 
individual or representative as defined in Sec. 418.3.