Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-5-17-.16

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 420-5-17-.16 - Admission Of Patients To The Hospice Care Program

(1) A hospice care program shall not admit any individual who does not meet the definition of a hospice patient.

(2) A hospice care program shall obtain informed consent from the patient. The program shall require that the patient, or the patient's authorized representative, sign an informed consent form.

(3) A hospice care program shall permit a hospice patient to withdraw consent for hospice care at any time.

(4) Prior to or within forty-eight hours after admission of each patient, a hospice care program shall obtain an oral statement from the patient's attending physician, if the patient has an attending physician, and the medical director of the hospice care program or the physician member of the interdisciplinary team, certifying that the patient is terminally ill. The program shall obtain written confirmation of the oral statement within thirty days after admission or prior to billing for any services, whichever is earlier. The written certification statement shall be signed by the patient's attending physician and the medical director of the hospice care program or the physician member of the interdisciplinary team.

Author: Jimmy D. Prince

Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-5-17-.16

New Rule: Filed August 20, 1993; effective September 23, 1993. Repealed and New Rule: Filed June 14, 2000; effective July 19, 2000.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-21-20, etseq.