Purpose


The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-4.140 is to incorporate by reference the new Medicaid Hospice Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, March 2013. This update includes: 1) corrections to the fiscal agent contact information; 2) policy changes and forms necessary to comply with new federal regulations regarding hospice services for children (i.e., Section 1905 (o)(1) of the Social Security Act which allows children on hospice to continue to receive curative care); 3) changes in policy and forms regarding how hospice services may be coordinated with home and community based services waivers; 4) information regarding three new revenue codes which were implemented October 1, 2010; and 5) changes to the process for submitting hospice enrollment and dis-enrollment forms to the Department of Children and Families, including changes to the distribution lists on the bottom of required forms.