WAC 182-551-1340. When a client leaves hospice without notice

When a client chooses to leave hospice care or the client's authorized health care representative removes the client from hospice care and refuses hospice care without giving the hospice agency a revocation statement, as required by WAC 182-551-1360 , the hospice agency must do all of the following: (1) Within five business days of becoming aware of the client's or the authorized health care representative's decision, inform and notify the medicaid hospice program manager in writing (see WAC 182-551-1400 for further requirements); (2) Complete a Medicaid Hospice Notification form (HCA 13-746) and forward a copy to the appropriate department of social and health services (DSHS) home and community services (HCS) office or community services office (CSO) to notify that the client is discharging from the program; (3) Notify the client, or the client's authorized health care representative, that the client's discharge has been reported to the medicaid agency; and (4) Document the effective date and details of the discharge in the client's hospice record.