Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 141.000 - Licensure of Hospice Programs
Section 141.208 - Admissions
Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.141
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) The hospice shall establish written admission criteria and policies which shall include an assessment of the patient's/family's desire and need for hospice service, and any eligibility limitations of a patient who does not have a designated primary care giver.
(B) Admission to a hospice shall be limited to patients
(1) who are
terminally ill with a limited life expectancy,
(2) who are no longer receiving treatment for
cure,
(3) who along with the
physician and family agree that palliative care is appropriate, and
(4) who have elected to receive hospice
care.
(C) Each hospice shall define in writing the term "limited life expectancy" in its admission policies.
(D) The patient, or a representative of the patient's family unit if the patient is not able, must sign an informed consent agreement.
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