Hospice program definition
Examples of Hospice program in a sentence
See the Home health services and Hospice program services sections for information about coverage for rehabilitative and habilitative services provided in the home.
Benefits are provided for services through a Participating Hospice Agency when an eligible Member requests admission to, and is formally admitted into, an approved Hospice program.
A Hospice program is a specialized form of interdisciplinary care designed to provide palliative care, alleviate the physical, emotional, social and spiritual discomforts of a Member who is experiencing the last phases of life due to a Terminal Disease or Terminal Illness, and to provide supportive care to the primary caregiver and the family of the Hospice patient.
Members enrolled in a Hospice program may continue to receive Covered Services that are not related to the palliation and management of their Terminal Disease or Terminal Illness from the appropriate provider.
Members with a Terminal Disease or Terminal Illness who have not yet elected to enroll in a Hospice program may receive a pre- hospice consultative visit from a Participating Hospice Agency.