42 C.F.R. § 418.50 Condition of participation—General provisions.
Title 42 - Public Health
(a) Standard: Compliance. A hospice must maintain compliance with the conditions of this subpart and subparts D and E of this part. (b) Standard: Required services. A hospice must be primarily engaged in providing the care and services described in §418.202, must provide bereavement counseling and must— (1) Make nursing services, physician services, and drugs and biologicals routinely available on a 24-hour basis; (2) Make all other covered services available on a 24-hour basis to the extent necessary to meet the needs of individuals for care that is reasonable and necessary for the palliation and management of terminal illness and related conditions; and (3) Provide these services in a manner consistent with accepted standards of practice. (c) Standard: Disclosure of information. The hospice must meet the disclosure of information requirements at §420.206 of this chapter. [48 FR 56026, Dec. 16, 1983, as amended at 55 FR 50834, Dec. 11, 1990]
Title 42: Public Health
PART 418—HOSPICE CARE
Subpart C—Conditions of Participation—General Provisions and Administration
§ 418.50 Condition of participation—General provisions.
