Hospice News April 12, 2024
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed 2025 hospice rule contains clarifications on which physicians may certify patients for hospice enrollment.
According to language in the proposal, designated physician members of the hospice interdisciplinary team may certify patients for hospice if the medical director is unavailable. The clarification was intended to reconcile differences between the agency’s Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and its Conditions of Payment, according to Katie Wehri, director of home care and hospice regulatory affairs for the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).
“This was necessary because there are discrepancies between the regulations and payment requirements. Some of the regulations do not include the medical director of the hospice, physician designee if...
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