Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 1737 - SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE FEE FOR SERVICE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Subchapter 9 - HOSPICE SERVICE
Section 17-1737-103 - Eligibility for hospice care
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-1737-103
Current through February, 2024
(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;
(2) The recipient or a representative
voluntarily elects to participate in the Medicaid hospice program and signs the
appropriate Medicaid form requesting this service; and
(3) Approval is obtained from the department
on a designated form.
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