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(d) Coverage for hospice care shall be limited to two periods of ninety days each and subsequent periods of sixty days unless Medicare requirements for continuing services are not met. [Eff 08/01/94; am 09/17/07 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 42 U.S.C. §1396(a) and (d))

§17-1737-102 Plan of care. (a) A written plan of care shall be established and maintained for each individual admitted to a hospice program and the care provided to an individual shall be in accordance with the plan.

(b) The plan shall be established by the attending physician, medical director or physician designee and interdisciplinary group prior to providing care.

(c) The plan shall be reviewed and updated by the attending physician, the medical director, and interdisciplinary group at intervals, as specified in the plan.

(d) The plan shall include all of the following: (1) Assessment of the individual's needs; (2) Identification of the services including the management of discomfort and symptom relief; and (3) Statement in detail of the scope and frequency of services needed to meet the patient's and family's needs. [Eff 08/01/94 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 42 U.S.C. §1396(a) and (d))

§17-1737-103 Eligibility for hospice care. (a) Hospice care shall be provided to eligible applicants and recipients of medical assistance who voluntarily elect hospice care. Medicaid will only cover services that are unrelated to the hospice diagnosis except for individuals under twenty-one years of age.

(b) Eligible applicants and recipients under twenty-one years of age shall be provided hospice service and curative treatment services related to the individual’s terminal illness or associated condition.

(c) All of the following conditions shall be met: (1) A written certification of terminal illness is obtained by the hospice, signed by the

hospice physician and the individual's attending physician;