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22 CCR 51180
22 CCR 51180
§ 51180. Hospice Care.
(a)
Hospice care means the provision of palliative and supportive items and services described below to a terminally ill individual as defined in Section 51180.2, who has voluntarily elected to receive such care in lieu of curative treatment related to the terminal condition, by a hospice provider or by others under arrangements made by a hospice provider:
(1)
Nursing services;
(2)
Physical or occupational therapy, or speech-language pathology;
(3)
Medical social services under the direction of a physician;
(4)
Home health aide and homemaker services;
(5)
Medical supplies and appliances;
(6)
Drugs and biologicals;
(7)
Physician services;
(8)
Short-term inpatient care;
(9)
Counseling, including bereavement, dietary and spiritual counseling;
(10)
Any other item or service for which payment may otherwise be made under the Medi-Cal program.
(b)
Hospice care for a child, under the age of 21, shall also include the items and services specified in subsection (a) for care related to curative treatment.
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