42 C.F.R. § 418.308 Limitation on the amount of hospice payments.
Title 42 - Public Health
(a) Except as specified in paragraph (b) of this section, the total Medicare payment to a hospice for care furnished during a cap period is limited by the hospice cap amount specified in §418.309. (b) Until October 1, 1986, payment to a hospice that began operation before January 1, 1975 is not limited by the amount of the hospice cap specified in §418.309. (c) The intermediary notifies the hospice of the determination of program reimbursement at the end of the cap year in accordance with procedures similar to those described in §405.1803 of this chapter. (d) Payments made to a hospice during a cap period that exceed the cap amount are overpayments and must be refunded. [48 FR 56026, Dec. 16, 1983; 48 FR 57282, Dec. 29, 1983]
Title 42: Public Health
PART 418—HOSPICE CARE
Subpart G—Payment for Hospice Care
§ 418.308 Limitation on the amount of hospice payments.
