Section 141.208 - Admissions(A) The hospice shall establish written admission criteria and policies which shall include an assessment of the patient's/family's desire and need for hospice service, and any eligibility limitations of a patient who does not have a designated primary care giver.(B) Admission to a hospice shall be limited to patients(1) who are terminally ill with a limited life expectancy,(2) who are no longer receiving treatment for cure,(3) who along with the physician and family agree that palliative care is appropriate, and(4) who have elected to receive hospice care.(C) Each hospice shall define in writing the term "limited life expectancy" in its admission policies.(D) The patient, or a representative of the patient's family unit if the patient is not able, must sign an informed consent agreement.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1358, eff. 2/9/2018.