Hospice Revocation

20.2.2 - Hospice Revocation (Rev: 13664; Issued: 03-05-26; Effective: 10-01-25; Implementation: 04-06-26) An individual or representative may revoke the election of hospice care at any time in writing; however, a hospice cannot “revoke” a patient’s election. To revoke the election of hospice care, the individual must file a document with the hospice that includes: • A signed statement that the individual revokes the election for Medicare coverage of hospice care for the remainder of that election period, and • The effective date of that revocation. An individual may not designate an effective date earlier than the date that the revocation is made. Note that a verbal revocation of benefits is NOT acceptable. The individual forfeits hospice coverage for any remaining days in that election period. Upon revoking the election of Medicare coverage of hospice care for a particular election period, the individual is no longer covered under the Medicare hospice benefit and resumes Medicare coverage of the benefits waived when hospice care was elected. An individual may, at any time, elect to receive hospice coverage for any other hospice election periods that he or she is eligible to receive. There is no waiting period for the hospice beneficiary to reelect the hospice benefit after revocation, and a subsequent election period can begin immediately after reelection if the individual continues to meet eligibility requirements.