LAC 50:XV.3505. Revoking the Election of Hospice Care/Discharge

A. An individual or his/her representative may revoke the individual's election of hospice care for a particular election period at any time during an election period. 1. Required Statement of Revocation. To revoke the election of hospice care, the individual or his/her representative must file a statement with the hospice that includes: a. a signed statement that the individual or his/her representative revokes the individual's election for Medicaid coverage of hospice care for the remainder of that election period; b. the date that the revocation is to be effective. (An individual or his/her representative may not designate an effective date earlier than the date that the revocation is made.) 2. If a recipient is eligible for Medicare as well as Medicaid and elects hospice care, it must be revoked simultaneously under both programs. 3. Discharge a. The hospice benefit is available only to individuals who are terminally ill; therefore, a hospice must discharge a patient if it discovers that the patient is not terminally ill. b. Patients shall be discharged only in the circumstances as detailed in the Licensing Standards for Hospices (LAC 48:I.8229). 4. Service Availability upon Revocation or Discharge. An individual, upon discharge or revocation of the election of Medicaid coverage of hospice care for a particular election period: a. is no longer covered under Medicaid for hospice care; and b. resumes Medicaid coverage of the benefits waived as provided under §3503. 5. Re-election of Hospice Benefits. If an election has been revoked in accordance with the provisions of this §3505, the individual or his/her representative may at any time file an election, in accordance with §3501, for any other election period that is still available to the individual.