Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C) and except in such exceptional and unusual circumstances as the Secretary may provide, if an individual makes such an election for a period with respect to a particular hospice program, the individual shall be deemed to have waived all rights to have payment made under this subchapter with respect to—
(i)#
hospice care provided by another hospice program (other than under arrangements made by the particular hospice program) during the period, and
(ii)#
services furnished during the period that are determined (in accordance with guidelines of the Secretary) to be—
(I) related to the treatment of the individual’s condition with respect to which a diagnosis of terminal illness has been made or
(II) equivalent to (or duplicative of) hospice care;
(ii)(I)#
related to the treatment of the individual’s condition with respect to which a diagnosis of terminal illness has been made or
(ii)(II)#
equivalent to (or duplicative of) hospice care;
except that clause (ii) shall not apply to physicians’ services furnished by the individual’s attending physician (if not an employee of the hospice program) or to services provided by (or under arrangements made by) the hospice program.