[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: 42CFR418.20]



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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 B_Eligibility, Election and Duration of Benefits

 

Sec. 418.20  Eligibility requirements.





    In order to be eligible to elect hospice care under Medicare, an 

individual must be--

    (a) Entitled to Part A of Medicare; and

    (b) Certified as being terminally ill in accordance with Sec. 

418.22.