Section He-W 544.04 - Election of Hospice Care(a) If a recipient seeks to elect hospice care, the hospice provider shall obtain an election statement signed and dated by the recipient or the recipient's agent or legal guardian.(b) The election statement obtained by the hospice provider shall: (1) Specify the hospice provider designated by the recipient to provide care;(2) Specify the effective date of the election, which shall not be earlier than the date the recipient or the recipient's agent or legal guardian signs the election statement; and(3) Specify that by waiving rights in accordance with He-W 544.02(a)(3), the recipient or the recipient's agent or legal guardian acknowledges that the recipient has been given a full understanding of the explanation of palliative rather than curative nature of hospice care, as it relates to the recipient's terminal illness.(c) If a recipient elects hospice care in accordance with (a) and (b) above, the designated hospice provider shall notify the department of the effective date of the election in (b)(2) above, within 5 business days of the election.(d) All hospice care and services offered to medicaid recipients and their families shall follow an individualized written care plan that meets the recipient's needs. The hospice interdisciplinary group establishes the care plan together with the attending licensed practitioner, the recipient, or the recipient's representative, and the primary caregiver.N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 544.04
Amended by Number 6, Filed February 8, 2024, Proposed by #13847, Effective 1/6/2024, Expires 1/6/2034 (See Revision Note at part heading for He-W 544).