HAR §17-1737-103. Eligibility for hospice care

(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; UNOFFICIAL 1737-111 (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. [Eff 08/01/94; am 06/25/12 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 42 U.S.C. §1396(a) and (d))