CFR /  Title 42  /  Part 418: Hospice Care

Section No.	Description
Section 418.1	Scope of part
Section 418.2	Definitions
Section 418.3	Eligibility requirements
Section 418.20	Duration of hospice care coverage--Election periods
Section 418.21	Certification of terminal illness
Section 418.22	Election of hospice care
Section 418.24	Admission to hospice care
Section 418.25	Discharge from hospice care
Section 418.26	Revoking the election of hospice care
Section 418.28	Change of the designated hospice
Section 418.30	Condition of participation: Patient's rights
Section 418.52	Condition of participation: Initial and comprehensive assessment of the patient
Section 418.54	Condition of participation: Interdisciplinary group, care planning, and coordination of services
Section 418.56	Condition of participation: Quality assessment and performance improvement
Section 418.58	Condition of participation: Infection control
Section 418.60	Condition of participation: Licensed professional services
Section 418.62	Condition of participation: Core services
Section 418.64	Condition of participation: Nursing services--Waiver of requirement that substantially all nursing services be routinely
Section 418.66	Condition of participation: Furnishing of non-core services
Section 418.70	Condition of participation: Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology
Section 418.72	Waiver of requirement--Physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and dietary counseling
Section 418.74	Condition of participation: Hospice aide and homemaker services
Section 418.76	Conditions of participation--Volunteers
Section 418.78	Condition of Participation: Organization and administration of services
Section 418.100	Condition of participation: Medical director
Section 418.102	Condition of participation: Clinical records
Section 418.104	Condition of participation: Drugs and biologicals, medical supplies, and durable medical equipment
Section 418.106	Condition of participation: Short-term inpatient care
Section 418.108	Condition of participation: Hospices that provide inpatient care directly
Section 418.110	Condition of participation: Hospices that provide hospice care to residents of a SNF/NF or ICF/IID
Section 418.112	Condition of participation: Personnel qualifications
Section 418.114	Condition of participation: Compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations related to the health and
Section 418.116	Requirements for coverage
Section 418.200	Covered services
Section 418.202	Special coverage requirements
Section 418.204	Special requirements for hospice pre-election evaluation and counseling services
Section 418.205	Basic rules
Section 418.301	Payment procedures for hospice care
Section 418.302	Payment for physician and nurse practitioner services
Section 418.304	Annual update of the payment rates and adjustment for area wage differences
Section 418.306	Periodic interim payments
Section 418.307	Limitation on the amount of hospice payments
Section 418.308	Hospice aggregate cap
Section 418.309	Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
Section 418.310	Administrative appeals
Section 418.311	Data submission requirements under the hospice quality reporting program
Section 418.312	Individual liability for coinsurance for hospice care
Section 418.400	Individual liability for services that are not considered hospice care
Section 418.402	Effect of coinsurance liability on Medicare payment
Section 418.405	Basis and scope