[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 42, Volume 2] [Revised as of October 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 42CFR418.1] [Page 913-915] 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 A_General Provision and Definitions Sec. 418.1 Statutory basis. Subpart A_General Provision and Definitions Sec. 418.1 Statutory basis. [[Page 914]] 418.2 Scope of part. 418.3 Definitions. Subpart B_Eligibility, Election and Duration of Benefits 418.20 Eligibility requirements. 418.21 Duration of hospice care coverage--Election periods. 418.22 Certification of terminal illness. 418.24 Election of hospice care. 418.28 Revoking the election of hospice care. 418.30 Change of the designated hospice. Subpart C_Conditions of Participation_General Provisions and Administration 418.50 Condition of participation--General provisions. 418.52 Condition of participation--Governing body. 418.54 Condition of participation--Medical director. 418.56 Condition of participation--Professional management. 418.58 Condition of participation--Plan of care. 418.60 Condition of participation--Continuation of care. 418.62 Condition of participation--Informed consent. 418.64 Condition of participation--Inservice training. 418.66 Condition of participation--Quality assurance. 418.68 Condition of participation--Interdisciplinary group. 418.70 Condition of participation--Volunteers. 418.72 Condition of participation--Licensure. 418.74 Condition of participation--Central clinical records. Subpart D_Conditions of Participation: Core Services 418.80 Condition of participation--Furnishing of core services. 418.82 Condition of participation--Nursing services. 418.83 Nursing services--Waiver of requirement that substantially all nursing services be routinely provided directly by a hospice. 418.84 Condition of participation--Medical social services. 418.86 Condition of participation--Physician services. 418.88 Condition of participation--Counseling services. Subpart E_Conditions of Participation: Other Services 418.90 Condition of participation--Furnishing of other services. 418.92 Condition of participation--Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology. 418.94 Condition of participation--Home health aide and homemaker services. 418.96 Condition of participation--Medical supplies. 418.98 Condition of participation--Short term inpatient care. 418.100 Condition of participation--Hospices that provide inpatient care directly. Subpart F_Covered Services 418.200 Requirements for coverage. 418.202 Covered services. 418.204 Special coverage requirements. 418.205 Special requirements for hospice pre-election evaluation and counseling services. Subpart G_Payment for Hospice Care 418.301 Basic rules. 418.302 Payment procedures for hospice care. 418.304 Payment for physician and nurse practitioner services. 418.306 Determination of payment rates. 418.307 Periodic interim payments. 418.308 Limitation on the amount of hospice payments. 418.309 Hospice cap amount. 418.310 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. 418.311 Administrative appeals. Subpart H_Coinsurance 418.400 Individual liability for coinsurance for hospice care. 418.402 Individual liability for services that are not considered hospice care. 418.405 Effect of coinsurance liability on Medicare payment. Authority: Secs. 1102 and 1871 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh). Source: 48 FR 56026, Dec. 16, 1983, unless otherwise noted. This part implements section 1861(dd) of the Social Security Act. Section 1861(dd) specifies services covered as hospice care and the conditions that a hospice program must meet in order to participate in the Medicare program. The following sections of the Act are also pertinent: [[Page 915]] (a) Sections 1812(a) (4) and (d) of the Act specify eligibility requirements for the individual and the benefit periods. (b) Section 1813(a)(4) of the Act specifies coinsurance amounts. (c) Sections 1814(a)(7) and 1814(i) of the Act contain conditions and limitations on coverage of, and payment for, hospice care. (d) Sections 1862(a) (1), (6) and (9) of the Act establish limits on hospice coverage. [48 FR 56026, Dec. 16, 1983, as amended at 57 FR 36017, Aug. 12, 1992]