[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: 42CFR418.21]



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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. 418.21  Duration of hospice care coverage--Election periods.



    (a) Subject to the conditions set forth in this part, an individual 

may elect to receive hospice care during one or more of the following 

election periods:

    (1) An initial 90-day period.

    (2) A subsequent 90-day period.

    (3) A subsequent 30-day period.

    (4) A subsequent extension period of unlimited duration during the 

individual's lifetime.



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    (b) The periods of care are available in the order listed and may be 

elected separately at different times.



[55 FR 50834, Dec. 11, 1990, as amended at 57 FR 36017, Aug. 12, 1992]