Regulatory

Read NHPCO Regulatory Alerts and more...

Resources and other related subject matter to help providers guide their admissions practice.

Find this year’s wage index and Medicare and Medicaid rates and more...

Resources on patients to be eligible for the Medicare hospice benefit and face to face encounter requirement.

Patient safety resources from Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization and more...

NHPCO resources to assist providers in evaluating relatedness, and also to help with the determination of medication coverage and payment responsibility.

Resources on drug disposal, Hospice and Part D Guidance and more... 

Resources to guidance and outlines requirements for hospice providers as it relates to Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers.

Find information about Federal Hospice statutes and regulations, as well as information from other federal agencies, including CMS, HHS, Office of Civil Rights, FDA, DEA, and more...

Review current fraud and abuse initiatives at the state and federal levels, including OIG, Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC), Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPIC), ...

The hospice interdisciplinary group includes physicians, nurses, home health aides, social workers, counselors, chaplains, therapists and trained volunteers.