Definition
Programs that provide a full range of supportive services for terminally ill individuals who are in the final stages of their illnesses and for their families. Services may include medical care, pain and symptom management, home nurse visitation, case management, emotional and spiritual support, and bereavement services for the patient and members of the family. Hospice care may be provided at home, in a freestanding hospice facility, a hospice unit of a hospital or in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes. In order to qualify for Medicaid or Medicare reimbursement, an individual must have a life threatening illness and must be certified by their physician to have entered the last six months of life.
URL Name
LT-3000
Third Level Code
LT-3000
Taxonomy Code
LT-3000
Parent Code
LT
Family Code
L
Second Level Code
LT
Use References
Terminal Illness Care, End of Life Hospice Care
Publication Status
Online