42 C.F.R. § 418.80 Condition of participation—Furnishing of core services.
Title 42 - Public Health
Except as permitted in §418.83, a hospice must ensure that substantially all the core services described in this subpart are routinely provided directly by hospice employees. A hospice may use contracted staff if necessary to supplement hospice employees in order to meet the needs of patients during periods of peak patient loads or under extraordinary circumstances. If contracting is used, the hospice must maintain professional, financial, and administrative responsibility for the services and must assure that the qualifications of staff and services provided meet the requirements specified in this subpart. [52 FR 7416, Mar. 11, 1987, as amended at 55 FR 50835, Dec. 11, 1990]
Title 42: Public Health
PART 418—HOSPICE CARE
Subpart D—Conditions of Participation: Core Services
§ 418.80 Condition of participation—Furnishing of core services.
